Is there reason now for Sen. Barack Obama to believe he has a shot at success with his presidential campaign in West Virginia? Not too many people would have thought that months ago (when Sen. Hillary Clinton blew him away at the polls during the Democratic primary). But, there could be some change in the air with regard to supporting Sen. Obama, the first major-party black candidate to progress this deep into the political process. Here is an excerpt from a Politico story, “‘He is black’was the first thing Kenny Perdue, the state’s AFL-CIO president, said. ‘The gentleman that’s in the White House and John McCain — they’re white men. And I’m absolutely ashamed of what George W. Bush has done to this country.’ Then there was this comment from State Democratic Party Chairman Nick Casey, ”‘I’d rather have a black friend than a white enemy,’ he said. ‘There’s a lot of people out there think you’re a bunch of inbred, redneck racists,’ he told a couple dozen people wearing union hats and jackets. ‘They say you won’t vote for a man who’s black.’” Maybe things are changing for the better.
Politico:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14707.html
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