Reply #27: I think you are completely wrong.

[Perky]

The bigg difference with Obama is that he does not play the race game. He did not earn his stripes ion the Civil Rights movement and he carries none of cachet that that generation does. The main objection to Jesse's generation is that there is still a sense among white voters that blacks want to be seen as victims and that entitlement springs from historic issues.

Because Obame does not carry that legacy or mantra...because he is is attractive and smart and happens to be african-american white voters view him as "not-the-black-candidate". I think the nation can accept a black man as president if he merits consideration. At some levels there is a strong argument that voting for Obama is somehow atoning.

At the same time, there are many black voters who are saying "he is not black enough"