I think the plot with Obama
Was that being black wouldn't effect the normal democrat voters (they'd see themselves as socially liberal and pat themselves on the back for voting for a black guy) - whilst the racist republican voter didn't matter as they wouldn't be voting for them anyway.

So it was about gaining black peoples votes who often didn't vote but could be persuaded to vote for a black candidate. I think!

Hopefully I've expressed that without making myself sound racist which is always a fear when talking about race issues.
( rob, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 15:44, Reply)