I agree with the comments that not voting for him because he is black is as bad as voting for him because he is black. Neither choice is based on facts, policy, ability, etc. They are based solely on racial prejudices either way. Voting for Obama because a black person distrusts a white president is as bad a white person not voting for Obama because they distrust a black president. I doubt that these types of bases of decision making will change, just as Biden was out stumping and not-so-subtly reminding his mostly Catholic audience that he is Catholic. They, the politicians, and the media will play every angle even if they have nothing to do with who would be the best person for the job.

I also agree that a win or loss for Obama will be spun to be attributed to race.

The sexism issue is as pervasive as the racial issue. How many people, commentators and everyday people, have questioned the morality/appropriateness of a mother of a disabled infant running for VP? If it were a man with a child with Down's Syndrome at home the question would NEVER be asked. I'm no NOW member but the issue can't be ignored. It has been pushed so hard that even a gay coworker of my wife's was questioning the appropriateness of a mother being a VP. If he had asked me I would have retorted that I would question the morality of a gay VP.

I hate politics.

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