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Originally Posted by Honeykiss1974
Is anyone else listening to NPR right now? One of the topics was why blacks have been relunctant to support him (siting how major mainstream black orgs such as the NAACP, etc. have not came out publicly to support him).
One reason (I believe it was Clarence Paige that stated this) given was that blacks were waiting to see if he was truly "a black leader" (Jesse Jackson-esque) or that we were still enamored with the Clinton administration (hoping that Hilary will bring the same type of admin).
What do you guys think?
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I think he proved back at the 2004 convention that he doesn't have to be limited to being "a black leader." Tavis Smiley always mentions about Obama that Hilary wouldn't even be a contender if Obama had similar polling numbers of black voters that Jesse had in '88. Honestly, I feel Obama is more electable because he appeals to a wide range of voters, which is needed when it comes to being president. No black candidate is going to be elected just by having the black vote (i.e. Al Sharpton).
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