[Graybeard58]

I don’t see a convincing argument here as to why Obama won’t simply be able to use white guilt to be elected.

Have you seen the polls answers to who is voting for Obama. It is overwhelminly young people. The older people get, the less they buy into "white guilt" whether they are rats or republicans.

[saganite]

He will carry the Dem base and the black vote (redundant, I know). If he encourages a wave of voting by young people he’s practically a shoo in. I have my doubts the young will turn out though. They are long on enthusiasm and short on carry through.