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>I must have missed that entire discussion about racism. (Got it -- not on the UT, right?) I don't agree with whoever said that. If people don't care for Obama as a presidential candidate, there are valid reasons for them to feel that way -- less experienced, too far left for the voter's taste, etc. Maybe I'm just not seeing it but I don't think he has encountered a lot of resistance because of the color of his skin. At least we have come that far.

I saw something that surprised me greatly at the time, but made more sense to me on reflection...

*After* Senator Obama won Iowa lots of Blacks interviewed by news outlets had basically the same response when asked if they planned to vote for the Senator. Along the lines of 'I wasn't planning to, but it now looks like he may have a real chance'. I *guess* they assumed the system would be rigged against him and the Iowa win suggested possibly otherwise.


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>I mention only in passing that Obama is older and has more legislative experience than JFK had when he was elected.

I'm still not so sure this is correct. The older part may be, but I suspect JFK had more legislative experience.