Word: appealling
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...most influential political figures, but also a serious candidate for the Presidency of the United States. Yet, many question whether a black American can overcome the odds and ascend to the most powerful political position in the world. Given Obama’s political strength and appeal, I maintain that he can and will if he chooses to become more politically courageous...
...political arena. When Obama ran for the U.S. Senate in 2004, these messages of racial harmony resonated across the state, even in the conservative, largely white areas of down state Illinois. As Obama spoke, people listened not simply because of his eloquence or rhetorical skill, or the refreshing appeal of his message, but in large part because of the sincerity of his conviction...
Obama’s campaign for the U.S. Senate in Illinois was not unlike the impressive victory of Deval L. Patrick ‘78 in the recent gubernatorial election in Massachusetts. Like Obama, Patrick’s win was cemented by his great appeal across economic, racial, ethnic, and ideological lines, thereby dramatically demonstrating that a black politician can indeed generate widespread support. It solidified the contention that a politician’s message, not his or her race, is of primary importance...
...Michigan caucus. Not only did he win landslide victories in Detroit, but he also drew a surprising measure of white support in the Upper Peninsula, and in cities like Kalamazoo, Ann Arbor, and Saginaw. Like Patrick and Obama, Jackson’s popularity was based on the broad appeal of his message, which focused on jobs, a higher minimum wage, education, housing, and day care for working women. These examples reveal that black candidates can draw political support from non-black voters if their political messages address the constituents’ basic concerns...
...biography of a man who died in 1910, well before what we call “modernism” was much more than a premonition. This bold statement about James’ place in the history of ideas is not only a fairly obvious publisher’s appeal to horn-rimmed graduate students of comparative literature who wouldn’t dare touch a book dealing with hopelessly unemancipated “pre-modern” thought—it’s really not all that true. James was far more associated with late-Victorian schools of psychology...