Racial Politics and the 2008 Election
Arnold Trebach at seattlepi.com has an interesting article on the effect of race on the race:
The first major group would be the blacks who view his candidacy as a vindication of centuries of abuse and as a matter of healing grievous wounds that still fester in the hearts and souls of the black experience in this country. The second major group is composed of whites, mainly liberals, who believe that this nation must demonstrate to the world that America has put its bigoted past behind it and welcomes with open arms its first nonwhite chief executive.
Obviously, neither of these groups are issues based voters. The economy, the border problem, terrorism, and every other issue that faces Americans in 2008 is less important than a feel good vote. I take offense with both groups, the first because they are incorrect in their assessment of Obama and the second because their vote is guided by white guilt.
