[luvbach1]

...she's an absolute goddess...

Not among African Americans. She is dismissed as an Aunt Jemima by most of them, just as Colin Powell is just another Uncle Tom. Remember, although the aforementioed pair are the highest ranking blacks ever in any administration, they don't count because they are serving a Republican president. This is true even though neither is particularly conservative.

[CasearianDaoist]

I really think that applies to their "leadership," not the "rank and file." I think she has a a hidden following in that community. If the black vote cracks a bit in this election it will be because of her and Powell (and perhaps the pro-gay and anti religious bias of the Dems.) We will see.