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Playing The Race Card
By Linda Chavez
October 10, 2008

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If Obama were white, would he have won more than 90 percent of the black vote in the Democratic primaries? And without that overwhelming support from black voters, could he have secured the nomination? That is not to say that Obama is not talented and appealing on his own. But his race has been more a plus factor than a negative one to date.

It remains to be seen, what, if any, role race will play come Election Day. But crying racism over every perceived slight or personal criticism is more likely to cause a backlash than it is to win a single extra vote for Obama.

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Linda Chavez is the author of "An Unlikely Conservative: The Transformation of an Ex-Liberal."

COPYRIGHT 2008 CREATORS SYNDICATE, INC.

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