All politics aside, tonight is a huge night for America. The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have a huge smile on his face right now. While I don't support all of Barack Obama's proposals (well, rather, I'm not sure what he is proposing other than "change",) the fact that a black man has made it as far as he has says something about where we are as a country. It doesn't surprise me. I've thought for years that if a serious candidate who happens to be black ran for President, he/she would have as good a shot as any white man of winning. I didn't realize how black Americans thought about that until the primary results began to come in and little by little, it was proven that white Americans were willing to vote for a black candidate. I can't tell you how many black friends of mine reacted with shock that white people WOULD vote for a black candidate. If for no other reason than that, I can say Obama winning the primary was a good thing. No matter what happens in November, the fact is now known to ALL of America... Americans WILL vote for a black man for President. Obama has positioned himself as a man who wants to be President who HAPPENS to be black. Obama ran on the content of his character, not the color of his skin. Politics aside, congratulations America!
Raymond
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