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Can Obama Really Win?

by Jeremy_James

Many thought the day would never come. A day that all Americans
could prove to their children that they could become whatever
they want in life no matter what their background is. A day that
Americans could put aside their differences and see their
neighbors for the content of their character and not the color of
their skin.

Barack Obama�s stunning victory at the Iowa Caucus ignited a
spark among Democratic voters, reminiscent of the days of Camelot
and John F. Kennedy. Many believed that a state like Iowa, with a
miniscule Black population, would never elect an African American
to such a high position, but Obama�s message of change resonated
in the Hawkeye State, as 37.6 percent of Iowa voters selected him
to represent the Democratic party in November.

More shocking was Hillary Rodham Clinton�s third place finish
with 29.5 percent of Iowa Democrats supporting the New York
Senator.

According to the Associated Press, Obama�s victory marked the
first time an African American candidate has won such a vital
caucus or primary.

�Years from now you�ll be able to say, �This was the moment when
it all began.� This is the moment when we finally beat back the
politics of fear and doubt and cynicism,� a victorious Obama told
a crowd of supporters at a Des Moines, Iowa sports arena.

Obama dominated the college-age vote and enjoyed enormous
success among Blacks in Waterloo, Iowa.

His success among African Americans should assist in his chances
in November because many Black voters still believe he is not
electable.

Obama�s wife Michelle believes America is ready for a Black
president despite the skepticism.

�Ain�t no Black people in Iowa. Something big, something new is
happening. Let�s build the future we all know is possible. Let�s
show our kids that America is ready for Barack Obama right now,�
said Michelle Obama at the Trumpet Awards, a gala celebrating
achievement in Black America.

Despite his resounding win in Iowa, and pollsters predicting a
double-digit win in the first primary of 2008, Obama finished a
close second to Clinton in New Hampshire days later.
Surprisingly, Clinton defeated Obama 39 percent to 37 percent in
the Granite State. However, the Illinois senator was still upbeat
and optimistic in defeat.

�We always knew our climb would be steep. You made it clear that
at this moment in this election, there is something happening in
America � You can be a new majority,� Obama told his supporters
in New Hampshire. Clinton recently won the primary in Michigan
and the Nevada caucus also.

According to Allen G. Breed of the A.P., �Obama�s stunning
victory over Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Iowa caucuses and
strong second in New Hampshire�s primary showed he could win
White votes. But some say the South Carolina contest offers a new
test of his viability. Can he energize Black voters in places
where their numbers could help him win in November?�

On January 26, Obama won the South Carolina primary in a
landslide, winning 55 percent of the Democratic vote.

At least half of South Carolina Democrats are Black and they
could have been persuaded to distance themselves from Clinton
because comments she and her husband Bill Clinton made, which
some people view as racially insensitive.

Clinton recently stated that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.�s dream
of racial equality was realized only when President Lyndon
Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The former president
later said that Obama was telling a �fairy tale� about his
opposition to the war in Iraq, and that he has received a free
pass in this election.

Clinton later went on �Meet the Press� to explain her comments
and implied that Obama was injecting race into the election.

�I think it offended some folks who felt that somehow diminished
King�s role in bringing about the Civil Rights Act. She is free
to explain that, but the notion that somehow this is our doing is
ludicrous,� Obama replied.

According to the A.P., Clinton�s advisors claim that an Obama
staffer has compiled examples of comments by Clinton and her
surrogates that could be construed as racially insensitive. The
memo later surfaced on some political Web sites.

�To me, as an African American, I am frankly insulted the Obama
campaign would imply that we are so stupid that we would think
that Hillary and Bill Clinton, who have been deeply and
emotionally involved in Black issues�when Barack Obama was doing
something in the neighborhood; I won�t say what he was doing, but
he said it in his book�when they have been involved,� argued BET
founder Bob Johnson in a reference to Obama�s past drug use.

Johnson later said he was talking about Obama�s community
activism and not his past drug use.

Former North Carolina senator John Edwards replied, �I must say
I was troubled recently to see a suggestion that real change came
not through Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King but through a Washington
politician. I fundamentally disagree with that.�

Ironically, the change that Dr. King gave his life for could be
the same change that gives America its first Black president. As
Obama�s campaign slogan says, it is a �change we can all believe
in.�

Todd Smith is the web master for <a
href="http://www.regalmag.com"> Regal Mag </a> The preeminent
Online Magazine for African American Men

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