To point out that Obama would not have had a chance to be elected if he were a black conservative instead of a black progressive, although quite true, does not prove the point that he was not elected primarily because of his race but rather because of his progressivism.
Yes, it was necessary for him to qualify as a leftist as well as black but his excessive leftism was left largely unexposed because it was taboo and it was taboo because Obama was shielded by his race. More, Obama was advanced past white, female Hillary Clinton of roughly equal or seemingly equal progressive inclinations who was arguably more qualified.
Obama was almost without credentials for the office as a rookie senator still wet behind very prominent ears. He almost certainly would not have attained his meteoric trajectory if he were white, whether leftist or conservative. White leftists were thick on the ground in 2008 but the Democrats passed up all others including Hillary and went for the inexperienced black candidate.
We are talking about the impact of the media on the outcome of the election and the media narrative was profoundly affected by Obama's color, even more than Hillary's genitalia. In fact, Hillary, the punitive first female president, was quite literally jilted for the first African-American president.
To repeat, Obama's extreme, radical leftism would normally have been a handicap in the general election as it had proved for so many Democrat wannabes who preceded him but Obama's skin color shielded him from exposure. By way of example, I cite the Reverend Wright episode.
