Obama And The Midwestern Color Line

In fall 2006, before Barack Obama and his coterie of astute political strategists decided to launch his campaign for president, they burrowed into the polling details of the U.S. Senate race in Tennessee that year.

Why? That was the most recent contest in which race might have played a significant factor in the outcome of a statewide election. Democrat Harold Ford, an African-American Congressman, narrowly lost the Senate race to Bob Corker, a white Republican.

That razor-thin loss by a black candidate--in a Southern state of all places--signaled to the Obama brain trust that the racial divide in America might be closing enough that a black candidate with crossover appeal such as Obama could generate enough white votes in a presidential contest to pull off victory. So Ford's near success heavily contributed to Obama launching his historic bid a few months later.

But coming down the home stretch in this presidential race, those hopes are being tested, as Obama's team watches its candidate struggle to hold onto slim leads or fall behind in key Midwestern battleground states--despite political dynamics that seemingly would put Obama suitably ahead.

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This wouldn't have been much of a Problem as it is at times during this Election if McCain didn't select a White-Women as is Vice-Presidential pick, not only did McCain pick a White-Far-Right-Women; He also picked all that comes with Sara Palin ( Her Family), which is & has been the other part of this situation that has played extremely well for McCain-Palin, despite their/it's Own faults!

Some may wonder how one would counter all of the McCain-Palin & Family awe factor, and could such a thing be accomplished by a Black Man (Sen.Obama).

I would say of course it can be done by Sen.Obama, just not by His-self that is! Sen.Obama has recently been Blessed too have White Associates, Friends, and Supporters step up each of their Own individual roles, by speaking about & on Sen.Obama's behalf, all while being done out in the open for everyone to see & hear, Proudly!

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Some People may say that My last point doesn't matter, if that was so then this Election would have been a Cake-walk for Sen.Obama, for sure already. Do any of Us Honestly believe that if Sen.Obama ran a Campaign that only featured Black-People in it day in & day out, on Tv and all other Media outlets for everyone too see and judge, Sen.Obama would even be in slight consideration to the majority of White-People when it comes to being Their Own President, (not to mention everyone else's) that's besides the facts in most Peoples minds, Black or White and all others.

So with all that said, Race matters! So come-on People let's all put on Our Team Uniforms and step on to the Field in this last quarter Together as a Team, that fully supports it's Team Captain and all Others that believe in the Teams Philosophy and Winning Spirit, Hoo-yah!

Thanks Huffington Post, for letting Me voice My opinions!

My Words are everything, sadly..... :)