[wildandcrazyrussian]

Obama is the first black candidate for the Presidency from a major political party.
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1.) Jesse Jackson, D-PUSH, 1984, 1988
2.) Alan Keyes, R-MD,IL, 2000, 2008

[Right_in_Virginia]

Obama is the first black candidate for the Presidency from a major political party. ********** 1.) Jesse Jackson, D-PUSH, 1984, 1988 2.) Alan Keyes, R-MD,IL, 2000, 2008

Okay. Add the word "viable" black candidate and see what happens to your list ;-)

[justiceseeker93]

You omitted Al Sharpton from your black presidential candidate list list, as well as a handful of others who didn’t fare quite so well in their primaries.