I don't assume that at all. Obama is electable when running against McCain, also a flawed candidate. Obama has an energized base, loads of money, a fawning MSM, and public opinion when it comes to issues like the war and the economy.
White people, like it or not, are STILL the majority in this country and few of them, shoot me, are going to pull the lever for this man and his perceived, at best mistrust of white people, at worst, his outright hatred of white people, including his grandmother.
The Dems, white and black, will unite behind Obama given the alternative, i.e., a third Bush term in the guise of McCain.
The bigger debate here, as I see it, is whether or not Barack is so damaged as to be unelectable. Because I simply will not buy for one second that if he is unelectable that the Dems will nominate him anyway.
If the Dems steal the nomination from the black guy, the one with the most pledged delegates won thru the ballot box, they risk alienating their most loyal constituency, not only for this race but for many more to come. Blacks may not vote Rep, but their turnout will decrease. One-third of registered Dems are minorities and that number is increasing. They are the future of the party. By 2050 29% of the US population will be Hispanic and 47% non-Hispanic whites.
The debate over electability must be placed in that context. We are not talking just about this election but future ones. A black Dem nominee will go a long way towards ensuring that the Reps become the permanent minority party. As crass as it might sound, the Dems can afford to lose this election in order to win future ones. A McCain amnesty will be the final nail in the coffin of the Rep party.
John M. asks if Mrs. C. is a peacemaker (still doing the Sermon on the Mount)...Pat R. says—no, she’s a politician. Eleanor defends her saying—she’s a Methodist, the church with heart. Um, isn’t that W’s church???