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anonymous6: It wasn't just some racist guys many white americans fromsouthern America didn't like him at one point; check out thee crazy tea part movement on youtube and etc and you will know what I mean

True but many of the non-blacks who voted for obama were of the young generation, a demographic that usually doesn't go out to vote or pay attention to politics. I feel luck, the bad economy helped Obama get elected not just his image. Months before Obama was elected McCain lead obama in the polls, it was when the stock market crashed. A month or two before the election that obama's poll numbers change to favor him, I remember 2008 very well and it was many factors that helped Obama, I feel now looking at it, it was his destiny

True ,the bad economy helped him but he was the ideal candidate too and like you said he was his destiny to be the 44 th president of the united states knowing that years before a kenyan student with the exact same name came to the US ....

anonymous6: Well you bring up some good points but many whites also were apprehensive and pure racist to obama calling him a arab, muslim, monkey you name it. Obama was just lucky for the fact that many Americans were sick of the war hungry Bush and din't want another bush(McCain) to be in the white house and the economy back in 08 was a mess and still is but recovering slowly. If it wasn't he wouldn't have been elected. Also for the fact that his mother was white helped because many white people for two staright years after he was elected and a little bit before didn't like the fact that he called himself black american(instead of mixed) and gave homeage to his father and Kenya. Many nutt cases(the birthers), particularily white americans up till this day still believe he wasn't born in America(hawaii).

Obama got heat from both white and black americans

The fact that some racist guys call him names means nothing :racism still exist but the majority of white people trust obama enough
Obama got elected because people (white ,latinos,jews) needed change and because of his image ,it has nothing to do with being lucky
If it was jesse or another black american he would not be elected
This years ,that black american from the republican party did not make it even as a potential candidate

anonymous6: First of all I never said Obama is the "traditional African American", however I am starting to see where you are thinking but when it comes to Obama he is a unique case because he is a rarity because he has also had other influences as well(international) so it would make sense why Jesse Jackson failed while Obama won because Obama had a new age view and had more knowledge of politics outside America as a African American compared to traditional African Americans, he was basically a breath of fresh air.

The truth is white people feel very comfortable around Obama ,he's not a threat :never been to jail LOL, a descendant of immigrants just like white ,not violent
well educated and hard working like most african immigrants
Obama was filmed with his family in kenya and his story fit with white americans history since they came here as pioneers
Obama senior did the same and believed in the american dream
Obama was the ideal candidate : black but not too much with a white mother
black yeah but not from the slaves stock
Obama is a cousin of Dick cheney : he got strong ties with white america and his maternal family owned slaves ,he's not a victim like jesse