[MTAtech]

First, there isn't any "racism attached to Obama." Rev. Wright doesn't speak for Obama and Obama doesn't share Wright's distorted fews. There has been a sizable swiftboat campaign trying to link the two but that linkage does not represent reality or fairness.

Whether blue-collar America will support Obama is not clear. Yes, that demographic supported Clinton but the question is who they will support should Clinton exit the race. My opinion is that party affiliation is a strong influence. If those blue-collar people are Democrats, they will support the Democratic nominee. If they are Republicans, they probably weren't going to support Obama anyway. Accroding to Rasmussen, Barack Obama attracting 46% of the vote while John McCain attracts 44%. Many factors effect the final vote including voter turnout.

What is clear, if Obama is the candidate, voters will have a clear choice of differing policy views.


Second, the race has started: Obama turns attention to beating McCain