I think the actually number of people who would “never vote for a black guy” is actually very low.
But I do think there are a certain number of people who only needs one good reason to not vote for the black guy. The don’t want to be racist, so they need that one good reason with which they can rationalize to themselves that the reason they aren’t voting for the black guy is something other than racism.
How big this group of people are differs depending on whom you talk to.
I agree with you. If the orange, green, red, or blue candidate was a strong, experienced candidate who was at least a centrist if not a conservative, he could win a general election today.
Obama has no chance. He’s a scary leftist. It’s back to the drawing board for the 60’s radicals who have cut their hair and gone into journalism and politics.