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...Obama Effect The media make much ado about the so-called Bradley effect [Nov. 3]. And it doesn't take a genius to see that John McCain and Sarah Palin have counted on this racial motivation to help them overcome the consequences of their poorly run campaign. But we must now factor in an even more potent quotient: the Obama effect - that quality whereby the more you get to know a politician, the more you like and trust him or her. This likability and perceived trustworthiness continue to grow over time. Across the board, Obama's ratings have steadily increased...
Finally, there are unquestionably theological and racial reasons for the continued alignment of many white Evangelicals with the GOP. "There is a different flavor of Evangelicalism in the South," says political scientist John Green, an expert on religious polling. Obama's gains among Catholics were driven by Latino and white working-class Catholics for whom the economy trumped all other issues. But for lower-income Evangelicals in Southern states, that wasn't enough. Even in states that Obama carried, like Virginia and North Carolina, his percentage of the white Evangelical vote was much lower than in the Rust Belt...
...several reasons. "McCain was the story they had covered. He was a 2000 news story," Salter said, while Obama was the new guy. He said the press was also swayed by the possibility of America electing its first black President, who could get the country "past the old racial baggage we have lugged around for so many years." "I understand that appeal," Salter continued, sounding neither bitter nor upset. "I think McCain probably, as you can tell from his speech last night, felt part of that a little himself. And I think that required the press, then, to start rationalizing...
...things. McCain was the story they had covered. He was a 2000 news story. [There was] a talented young guy. And then I think, a natural part of it, a lot of people want to [push forward] Civil Rights, something that gets America past the old racial baggage we have lugged around for so many years. They feel like this would be an historic achievement for the country. And I understand that appeal. I think McCain probably, as you can tell from his speech last night, felt part of that a little himself. And I think that required the press...
Obviously, he wanted to be gracious, he wanted to recognize the historic significance I talked about. He specifically wanted to mention Obama's grandmother. He wanted some line in there saying racial injustice still has the power to wound. And he wanted to call the country to come together...