With Elections Around the Corner, and Mistrust Still Prevailing

Most would agree that Obama has managed to unite and invigorate the youth and get them on his side. Also, he has tried to reach out to all segments of society, especially as the day to vote closes in. His stance on 'change' has also calmed down, as he seeks to attract the white upperclass that is most likely to vote for McCain, to safeguard and protect the stature and money that they possess. Howeve, researching on the issue of race during fall break, mainly via the NY Times articles and NY times blog, 'the Caucas', I came upon the conclusion that Obama is still looked at with suspicion in many areas of America. Patric Healy's article in the Oct 12th issue of the paper, clearly argues how race is still the underlying issue in parts of Ohio and West Virginia.

Adam Nossiter writes how there is a 'receptive audience' to McCain's anti-Obama advertisments in the South, people who are questioning Obama's racial heritage and where really does he come from. There exists a mystery about Obama, that his charisma and oratory skills do not seem to clear, a mystery that is blended with distrust.

And the Caucas, which is a blog of the NY Times, highlights an interesting point. Written by Kate Pilips and Michael Falcone, the blog reads how McCain is using Obama's race issue as a weapon, by criticising how Obama has made it difficult to be criticized by citing racial prejudice in any legitimate criticism that is made of him.

At the end the question arises, whether the United States of America is actually prepared to have a black man as President.