Americans open to black president

[babylonsister]

Americans open to black president
Posted April 3, 2008 5:15 PM
The Swamp

by Mark Silva

Most Americans say the nation is ready for a black president.

More white Americans say so.

In a survey conducted by CNN, Essence magazine and Opinion Research Corp., an overwhelming majority of those interviewed say the nation is ready for a black president. More say so on the question of a black president than on the question of a woman as president -- lending some support to what retired Sen. George McGovern, an erstwhile candidate for president and current supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton, has said about this year's race.

The ranks of Americans saying the nation is ready for a black president also have grown since similar surveys were conducted in late 2006 -- suggesting, perhaps, that many also have grown more comfortable with the personage filling the role of the candidate who could become the first African-American presidential candidate of a major party: Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.

The majority of all voters surveyed -- 76 percent -- said America is ready for a black president -- with 78 percent of whites agreeing, and 69 percent of blacks agreeing.

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http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/04/americans_ready_for_black_pres.html

[Jackpine Radical]

1. Somewhat off topic, but now that you remind me,

I never could figger out why George McG came out for Hillary.

[babylonsister]

4. I don't know; there's quite a few people I can't figure out.

Anti-war Murtha? :shrug:

[Cha]

5. Didn't Mondale too?

Very Strange since he was a Wellstone kinda guy!

[rocktivity]

2. .

:headbang:
rocknation

[babylonsister]

3. Perfect! nt