More precisely, "color blind racism created a paradox for presidential candidate Barack Obama. While he could not escape "race" his candidacy strategically figured "race" through color blind rhetoric that contained the threat of a black presidency. In spite of his campaign's efforts to avoid his racialization, "Obama" was alternately racialised and deracialized through his affective ties The tactics used by Obama through the application of the deracialization theory may have

In the course of his campaign, Obama inspired millions of Americans - young and old, rich and poor, rural and urban, and from every racial and ethnic background. When Obama walked into the room. . The crowd was transfixed (Tufankjuan, 2008). The goal, of course, is that in politics, as well as society, race plays no part in the decision process. Thanks to previous Civil Rights advocates, and people

Steele's warning however appears to be negated by the fact of Obama's success. While there are indeed lapses in his discipline, these can be said to serve only as an indicator of Mr. Obama's humanity, connecting him more closely rather than alienating him from his followers. Other authors also point out some potentially problematic factors in Obama's campaign and policy issues. According to Gerring and Yesnowitz, for example, Obama has

Campaign for the U.S. Presidency When Barack Obama was elected to the presidency in 2008, it was a remarkable historical event; never before had an African-American achieved the highest office in the United States. And Obama was facing a daunting task; he was expected to bring the country out of the severe recession, create new jobs, to help the middle class regain its footing, stimulate the economy, and shore up the

Obama also repeatedly charged that McCain would simply continue the "failed" economic policies of President Bush. "Senator Obama, I am not President Bush," said an annoyed McCain during one debate (Lightman, 2000). "If you wanted to run against President Bush, you should have run four years ago." One hundred percent of your ads, John... 100% of them have been negative," he said (Lightman, 200*0. That's not true," McCain replied. "A hundred... It

There is still much more work to be done, however. In order to be reelected, Mr. Obama must focus on the future. The nation must continue to build the economy by reducing the unemployment rate, continuing to address the foreclosure crisis, and helping people rebuild devastated investment and retirement accounts. We must end the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Although progress in health care reform has been made, more