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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord
Though, to be brutally honest, if Obama was white, he would not be president right now. I don't think the Repubs have a comparable potlical newbie with both charisma and a unique set of circumstances.
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I wouldn't say that with any confidence. People forget how important the Iraq War vote was in the primary. Clinton never had a good answer for that and the Dems were leery of her support. In the general the Dem was always going to have a significant advantage after the Bush years and studies have shown that the increased minority vote was largely offset by a loss of white voters.