If Barack Obama loses in the coming election meaning white Americans are predominantly racists. That’s what Jacob Weisberg of Slate brilliantly concluded:
…the reason Obama isn’t ahead right now is that he trails badly among one group, older white voters. He does so for a simple reason: the color of his skin. … Much evidence points to racial prejudice as a factor that could be large enough to cost Obama the election. That warning is written all over last month’s CBS/New York Times poll, which is worth examining in detail if you want a quick grasp of white America’s curious sense of racial grievance.
In the meanwhile, Joseph Biden Delaware Senator has been chosen as Obama’s vice presidential running mate. Juan Cole, a middle-east political analyst and among a few American political pundit who has a very independent mind, couldn’t agree more with Obama on Biden’s candidacy.
Update 30.8.08: Latest survey after Democrats convention showed Obama leads eight points over his rival McCain
The latest survey showing Obama at 49 percent and McCain at 41 percent was based on interviews conducted Tuesday through Thursday evening, the night Obama delivered his acceptance speech, the Princeton, NJ-based pollster said.
Related: Self Criticism of an American
it sounds like hindu caste. value a person by ‘who you are’ not ‘what you can do’. it must be abolished quickly
Probably yes but, I optimist he will lead. and I affraid he will change his “country politic style” (moslem country is foe and danger)
Obama will get difficult problem related racisme
whoever win, i hope he will bring peace and prosperity for all the world, not just US..
hope obama will create peace to all country
i think obama will change democration in u.s
i hope all indonesian too
i wonder if there’s a chinese candidate for indonesian presidential election next year and when he lost everybody will condemned all the indonesians of being so racist
I hope he wins, and if he does, I will regain some of the pride in my country that the Bushits squandered. If he wins, it will mean that America has come a long way in fighting racism, as well as ignorance and incompetence. Very interesting- a black and white man who grew up in very Asian societies (Hawaii and Indonesia), and a mostly Moslem one, with a white single mother. Quite a mix of experiences. I think he is better for US, and the World. I am an optimist- I think he will win. Let us hope so
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