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Originally posted by Rory
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Originally posted by Ruth
Obama never made an issue out of his colour. He was not running as The First Black President. He was running as The Next President (who happens to be black). He is an inspirational figure, and all this bitterness, and people claiming that the voting was racist (not you Tom - you asked a legitimate question) need to bone up on the facts before making ridiculous claims.
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..but everyone else did.
I'm not saying John McCain's plan was superior, because he would've been the last candidate I would have chosen for the republican party.
What I am saying, is that he has become a celebrity BASED ON his skin color.
My local radio stations did polls, asking people on their way out who they voted for and why. Some said Obama, simply because he's the first black president.
Blacks voting for blacks only because they're black couldn't be deemed racist by the public because of the society we live in today. Racism is not always portrayed as equal among others: blacks can be racist and get away with it, while whites have to tiptoe around any subject involving race.
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Originally posted by Ruth
Spike - it's time to let it go! Obama won both the popular vote and the electoral vote, and not by a narrow margin either. There are more white people who voted for him than black. Are they all racist? John McCain certainly isn't a racist, and I doubt he would respect your opinions.
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Does that make a difference? The issue at hand is: did black people only vote for Obama because he is black.
He didn't win just because he was black, but he recieved some votes based on skin color because it's a radical change.
To be honest, I didn't want either to win.
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Point is, would Obama have won if he was a republican?
Answer that logically!
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