Question:
Agree or Disagree? The only reason Obama was elected USA President was because America wanted to give a Black person a chance in the?
2015-04-15 17:15:20 UTC
Oval Office.

It didn't matter if Obama was a democrat or republican He would have won unless he ran against a black candiadate
34 answers:
?
2015-04-16 18:14:36 UTC
That an the fact he was a great liar an speaker .He told the people what they wanted to hear.
?
2015-04-15 18:00:59 UTC
Disagree, the only reason Obama won was too many people voted against McCain due to Bush's administration

That's the same reason the Republican nominee wins in 2016
2015-04-15 17:17:19 UTC
Agree or Disagree? The only reason Obama was elected USA President was because America wanted to give a Black person a chance in the? Neither, you just don't like America or Obama and this question keeps being asked ... there is a chance Obama isn't even " Black " LOL , you do realize not everyone in or from Africa is " Black " don't you .... LOL !
2015-04-17 20:35:36 UTC
Obama was elected because the majority of the voters were deeply disgusted with George W. Bush and the Republican Party. Unfortunately, Obama proved to be just Bush all over again.
?
2015-04-15 17:39:43 UTC
Obama won twice. He won because Americans, except in solid red states, learned from the disaster of the last Republicans president, which included 9/11. the embassy attacks, housing crisis, banking crisis, Wall Street collapse, TSA, NSA, Homeland Security, loss of freedom, and WMD and tax cuts for the wealthy during war. There won't be another Republican president until people old enough to remember the Bush years have died.
Freethinking Liberal
2015-04-19 15:23:31 UTC
Disagree



After all, he is only 1/2 black
Historyguy
2015-04-16 21:28:06 UTC
No. And saying this totally misunderstands American politics.



First off, it's not like being black is some kind of sure fire winner for candidates. It has historically been pretty rare for black politicians to be elected to office from majority white constituencies. Even now, in what some people consider a "post racial" era, most black elected officials still represent predominantly non-white areas. (one of the reasons there have been so few black Senators is because there are no majority black states).



Second, Hilary Clinton, who is white, ran neck and neck with Obama until very late in the Democratic primary. And support for her and Obama did not break along racial lines within the Democratic party. Clinton had many black supporters and was actually leading Barack Obama among black Democrats at times in the primary.



Third, being black may have actually cost Obama some votes. If you look at the election returns for 2008, there were a number of counties, mostly clustered in the Deep South, where Obama actually did worse than John Kerry did in 2004. This is unusual since Kerry ran a pretty poor campaign while even Obama's foes acknowledge that he ran an excellent campaign. Across the country Obama increased vote totals for Democrats in most counties, even in states which he lost overall. But in a band in the whitest part of the South he lost votes compared to Kerry.



Fourth, it's not like running black Republicans against Democrats does well. There's some black Republicans elected, most notably Tim Scott in the Senate. But Scott won because he was a die hard conservative candidate in a conservative state. Attempts by Republicans to pander to race against strong Democratic candidates always fail, as Alan Keyes failed when he ran against Obama for the Senate. That's because Democratic voters tend to vote more on policy than on race. Just having a black face up there isn't enough, you need to have the right policies.



Finally, the big factor in electing Obama was not the color of his skin, but the fact that he had a D after his name. Whoever won the Democratic nomination in 2008 was almost certain to win the general election. The Republican party had made such a shambles of the country that the American people were desperate to throw the bums out. In 2006, they had given a big victory to the Democrats in Congress and in 2008 they were desperate to hand them more power by giving them the White House.



I think your argument here fundamentally misunderstands how American politics works in general and how the 2008 election in particular worked. My guess is that this is because you are conservative in your politics. Conservatives have always had a real problem with Obama and have tried to portray his election in 2008 as illegitimate. That's the reasoning behind the "birther" movement. But it's also the reaosning you use here. For conservatives, Obama couldn't have gotten elected in 2008 because a majority of Americans actually agreed with Democratic policies and thought he'd be a good leader. He can't have gotten elected because Republicans, when they ran Washington, screwed things up so royally that Americans were desperate for someone else to take over. Because those reasons, the real reasons he was elected, reflect bad on Republicans, or at least point out that the American people disagree with some Republican ideas, at least some of the time. Instead, Republicans like to act as if 2008 was the result off some kind of national dementia. That Obama is such a silver tongued speaker that he conned everyone into voting for him. Or, in this case, that the American people were just so eager to prove how enlighened they were that they totally ignored policy or leadership qualities and just elected whatever black guy got shoved in front of them.
?
2015-04-15 17:22:36 UTC
Lets face it McCain/Palin was not up to the task even if you are an ideologue. Once the Saturday Night live skits hit the airwaves with Palin's actual quotes being funnier than anything a writer could imagine it was over.
Mr. Smartypants
2015-04-15 17:18:39 UTC
LOL! Yes. That's why EVERY president is black, huh? 8^)



From the time Obama began doing well in primaries in 2008, the Republicans have tried as hard as they could to make his color a major issue. Who's playing the race card here?
i_was_myself
2015-04-15 17:21:05 UTC
Disagree. Obama won because of a stunningly comprehensive ground game. The campaign literally had a database of most of the voters in swing states showing how likely they are to vote for him and what type of encouragement to send their way. That way he could maximize his requests for money and direct person to person contact to the individuals who were least likely to vote otherwise. And not waste any resources on people whom wouldn't vote for him.



The republican ground game broke down rather embarrassingly. It was never comprehensive when it was working and on the last few days it simply contributed nothing leaving volunteers directionless. And keep in mind that official in the republican campaign thought that they had won and were planning the first steps as president during the final hours of voting.
TheKitten
2015-04-15 17:18:48 UTC
No.



People actually bought into the message of change.

It's not a vicious attack on anything but the comfortable illusions of state to say that when he got into office, the country was in a very sorry state on many levels.



This was a guy who came along, with a fresh face and said: "I'm going to do something different".



People were sure in mood for something different than what had just happened.
tigeress
2015-04-15 17:45:19 UTC
Of course not. The majority of Americans are hard working middle class people with families. We expect our elected leaders to take their jobs seriously, to keep us safe, keep the job market secure and keep us out of perpetual war. The republicans failed that task miserably. There is no doubt that Obama is going down in history as being one of America's best presidents in spite of the republican congress obstructionism. All of their Tom Cotton redneck stunts will be included. They already have.



There hasn't been a decent republican president in over fifty years. Bush Jr and Cheney were the worse and were never investigated, or brought up on charges because they are too well connected. Bush wasn't elected by the people, but placed in office because of the Bush connections. Of course having a governor brother who suppressed the vote really helped. We have to wonder why the republicans have the worse 2016, presidential candidates in history.
?
2015-04-15 17:22:29 UTC
If that's true, why was there so little support for Herman Cain, Jesse Jackson, Alan Keyes, when each of them ran for President? They all ran, and Keyes (1996) and Jackson (1988) ran before Obama did.



You guys are still playing the "only because he is black" angle. It's obviously a pretty lame excuse considering many other black candidates have tried and failed.



And by the way, Keyes was the Republican candidate against Obama in Illinois in 2006. Obama crushed him. Explain that one, if the "only reason" people could ever support Obama is that he is black.
?
2015-04-15 17:24:24 UTC
He was a brilliant speech maker. People believed there would be hope and change. He used the internet to get people out to vote better than anyone else had ever done before. Republicans are still trying to feed the mouse some cheese. It was obvious the Republicans didn't want to clean up the disaster they created so McCain Palin was their solution for that.
?
2015-04-17 08:40:27 UTC
Disagree !!



Americans elected barack to show they can kiss BLACK AAASSS as well as anyone !!All they were doing when they voted for barack was sucking black COCK !!



NOW they`ve found out what idiotic LIBERAL FOOLS they were !!!
?
2015-04-16 12:59:31 UTC
Agree
?
2015-04-16 08:00:49 UTC
I think that his race was a factor and that he gained more votes than he lost for that reason. Also, the Republicans had fallen out of favor.



If a black Republican had run the media would have lambasted him or her.
?
2015-04-16 23:12:46 UTC
America is stupid period.

All you do is whine and complain for a good president but then once you get one all you want to do is kick him out.

Make up your mind.

stop causing controversy where its not needed he's a good president now shut up its getting f*cken annoying.
2015-04-18 18:51:51 UTC
Black is the only reason he was elected, period!
?
2015-04-19 15:47:35 UTC
People, especially minorities and the Hollywood elite bought into his message. Too bad it was all lies!
Mr E
2015-04-15 17:30:29 UTC
he wasn't chosen by the people. they chose his race since it would be a significant aid in further angering and dividing the people as he brought down the white founded constitutional system.
?
2015-04-15 18:06:03 UTC
While I am not sure that this is the truth for everyone there were many Liberals that stated this was their reason for voting for him.
?
2015-04-15 19:22:36 UTC
As I have always said: Not enough people vote and too many stupid ones do.
2015-04-15 17:26:55 UTC
It was because we didn't want an old man and a retard from AK
2015-04-16 04:52:53 UTC
Shows just how foolish they were. He is not black. He is a ligjht skinned Arab,
2015-04-15 17:17:32 UTC
Why are you just a Troll? Poor upbringing? Uncle problems? I just don't know.



Agree or disagree?
2015-04-15 20:15:04 UTC
He won because we were heartily sick and tired of RePIGnican duplicity.
Captain Obvious, Defender of Snack Pudding
2015-04-15 20:12:12 UTC
Nope, he was the best choice offered at the time.
?
2015-04-15 17:16:27 UTC
While some did vote due to the historic aspect and some did vote due to his color, the vast majority voted for the hope and change he sold us.
Pete
2015-04-15 17:28:29 UTC
Lib: "yes but look how historic we are!"
?
2015-04-15 17:26:01 UTC
disagree his oppisition was so pathetic
Gandy Dancer
2015-04-15 17:23:36 UTC
obongo promised nitwits free rubbers.
2015-04-15 17:17:10 UTC
Pretty much. It wasn't on his merits. The man has accomplished nothing noteworthy
2015-04-18 08:48:24 UTC
duh


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