Comments on: Obama: Race a factor?

By: Charges that Obama’s Race is Hurting Him « Red Meat Politics

Charges that Obama’s Race is Hurting Him « Red Meat Politics — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:24:48 +0000

[...] Cafferty has suggested that the election issues are so clear that the only possible reason people are not voting for Senator Obama en masse is [...]

By: NC

NC — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:11:04 +0000

If Obama were white, he wouldnt have even been a factor in the primary.

By: apatheticcanadian

apatheticcanadian — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:11:02 +0000

You guys never mention he is half white...I think most people see him as Mixed race...not an angry black guy.

By: Republicans for Obama

Republicans for Obama — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:11:02 +0000

If Barak Obama looses, Race will be the only reason. If he was white he would be leading by 20 points in the poll. Hillary would have only led by 15. I hope that extra 5 points doesn't cost this country the leader we need.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:11:00 +0000

I’m a White woman in my 40’s who’s Pro-Obama and I definitely think race is THE issue NO ONE is talking about. Otherwise, you couldn’t possibly explain why people are supporting a man who thinks that the fundamentals of the economy are still strong and a Pin-Up Girl for the GOP. Maybe if people talked (vs. whispered) about the real Race issues, we could finally abolish at least some of the old fears and myths and elect someone who could actually help the middle-class this time. CNN is the perfect network to start this dialogue. Please.

By: marywalsh

marywalsh — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:10:59 +0000

NO, race won't keep him out – hopefully his total,zeero lackof experience will – But that won't happen with people like you saying he is going to change things . Thats great but how do we know that – he could say he is going around the world on his pogo stick, plant a billiion trees – anythng because he has no record – Hopefully, the american public will wake up to see that he is en empty suit.
Mary

By: Rosemarie

Rosemarie — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:10:58 +0000

God help us all if it does.

By: John Holmes

John Holmes — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:26:50 +0000

Thanks for raising the race issue. As a 57 year old white male from a small town in Pennsylvania I know that race is the elephant in the living room. We now have an golden opportunity to heal racial divisions or at the very least to reach a tipping point where a canidates race it is not a determining factor in their success or failure. I pray that we focus on the issues and move our country out of this mess we are in.

By: Alan, Buxton Maine

Alan, Buxton Maine — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:26:48 +0000

It is quite likely that it will. Everything should point to a Democratic landslide in this election. The Republicans have nearly destroyed the economy and Obama should be far ahead. The only factor that could be stopping that from happening is that he is black and there are millions of bigots.

By: Marnie

Marnie — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:26:43 +0000

I am a 21 year old biracial woman and I do belive that race plays apart in this election and if you think other wise Ive got a bridge in Alaska Id like to sell you.