Way back then, it meant nothing. In fact, most people back then, including blacks, wouldn't have recognized B. Hussein Obama if they held their noses while they used the curb to scrape him off their shoe. The second he became a serious contender and blacks began to recognize his face, that was that. He was their man.
Policies and promises are irrelevant - - he is black and is the likely rat candidate, so therefore the overwhelming majority of blacks will support him.
True as long as the requisite D is behind his name. Not as much pork when there is an R.