What If Obama Loses?

Why does this have to be about race? I don't care about the candidates' race, I care about their stands on the important issues of this time. Black, white, male, female, straight, gay . . . I couldn't care less. I want the right person for the job. It's very sad to me to think everyone will focus solely on race if McCain wins. I think having a black woman as president would be wonderful, to be frank, but I wouldn't vote for her unless I thought she was the strongest candidate. And you know why? Because sadly enough, the success of her presidency would determine people's attitudes toward future female and black presidential candidates.

Martin Luther King, Jr. said it is hard to listen to pleas for blacks to "wait" when injustice has reigned for so long, and he's right. But I'm also sure he would not vote for someone because because he was black. He would make sure the one he voted for was the best person for the job. I wish everyone could think that way. If I vote against Obama, it will not be because he's black. It will be because of who I decide is best able to lead this country.

Comment: Nobody is owed anything. If he losses it will be for the good of the country. His views are way to the left of mainstream America. If African -americans can't accept the election results ,I suggest they go backto Africa.

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I think some of these comments are completely missing the point of the article. A group of previosuly disenfranchised group is now participating in democracy. Not only does Obama represent change in politics but a change towards inclusive politics. The face of politics has liteterally changed for the better. A bi-racial nominee & a woman Vp nominee. I think it is fantastic that more Americans are participating in democracy regardless of thier motivations. It is a legitimate fear of the unknown. What happens next? Many democrats believe both black & white that the 2004 election was unjustly won by Bush. The election results were shady.
We have to face the reality that more people now than ever are participating and by these comments we can see how real racism exsist. I fear four more years of Bush policies, McCain's Forigen policy to invade, invade invade. We need now more than ever a culture of hope, change, a look to the future rather than a policy of fear. Which this policy of fear includes racisim.

McCain/Palin all the way.

Everyone needs to stop saying that Obama doesn't have enough experience, neither does McCain. Neither has been president before and as far as I am concerned the only way one gets experience at a job is by DOING that job. Now where McCain has Obama beat in the experience department is being a prisoner of war, but is that enough to elevate him to the highest office in the land? come on people this is not a joke this is serious business there will be no do overs if you get it wrong, Instead you will be stuck with a mistake for the next four years. If I were you I would think long and hard about my choice.

This election should not be about the color of your skin. It should be about who is best prepared to lead our nation in a time of crisis. If you beleive Obama will magically change your lives you will be disappointed. Everytime he has had the opportunity to make a difference he has failed. When he could of made a difference in Chicago he choose to endorse the Chicago Machine. He only won his first elections by having any credible opponents thrown off the ballot. Check his voting record before you say he is about change. When he could of helped the students in Chicago receive a better education he choose to support the Teachers Union. The teachers in Chicago average pay is above $80,000.00 a year for working 5 1/2 hours a day nine months out of the year while the schools cut science labs and language classes which every student needs to go to college. When he could of passed a bill to allow stricter penalties for crimes committed with guns by gang members he didn't. He took campaign money from Rezko when Rezko was making the people who live in his low income housing projects go without heat because he said he didn't have the money to pay the heating bills. When he could of helped the tiny baby born alive during an abortion by passing a law to make hospitals and doctor give the baby medical care it needed to survive Obama spoke up and said this child had no rights to medical care because it wasn't a person. When you cast your vote please think of these things. Close your eyes and imagine a tiny premature baby forced into this world by an abortion laying all by itself gasping for breath trying to live but won't because he believed it deserves medical attention. Think of the families who have buried their child who was killed by gang violence while playing in front of their home. Think of the families living in the housing project in Chicago without heat while Obama sat in his warm cozy home. Think of the student who could of had the chance at a better life but couldn't get into college because of the school system he had to attend while Obama sends his own children to a private school so they can get a better education. I will be casting my vote for McCain.

Doesnt matter if he is black or white, we simply cannot afford to have an ACORN operative inside the whitehouse, especially at the top.

As a nation, we are in the worst economic condition since the Great Depression. After eight years of a Republican administration, I believe the ONLY reason Obama would not be considered a shoe-in this time around is because he is bi-racial.

I'm not voting for Barak Obama. But it has nothing to do with whether he is black or not. In fact, I think he is very intelligent and quite the stateman and I love his wife. I just don't agree with his policies of more, big government. I'm sure I will be accused as being a racists by some and this saddens me. Sometimes I think it is the black community that keeps themselves down because they keep making it a race issue. I've really gotten to the point that I don't notice someone's race. I make judgements based on their character and personality. It's the black race that keeps bringing it up.

Engage yourself in the process and vote for the people you align your beliefs and philosophies with, regardless of the color. Let color not be your only benchmark or you will disservice your country and your race. It is indeed historic to have Obama as a choice for our highest office. However, threatening to protest and do violence because your candidate does not win and believing /pre-supposing he/she lost because the election was rigged/shady will not advance any cause but further galvanize others. Vote for the candidate of your choice based on sound reasoning and also be active in recognizing what your congressmen/women are doing.

Nobody is owed anything. If he losses it will be for the good of the country. His views are way to the left of mainstream America. If African -americans can't accept the election results ,I suggest they go backto Africa.

How can we base our selection of president on the basis of a candidate's race? "I'm going to vote for Obama because he's black", resonates throughout the African American culture of the south. Undoubtedly, if he loses, it will be blamed on "the whites"... a racist comment in itself. I myself do not like either of the candidates, but one must be chosen. Driving me is the memory of that Act that Clinton signed in 1999, forcing Fannie Mae and Bernie Mac to lower credit standards for the poor, so everyone can afford a home. This brings us to the credit crisis of today.... I am an independant, but it is clear that the democratic party is responsible for our nations economic position today. Bush is a total idiot, but it wasn't him that messed up this nation... this is reflected on the fact that our current congress (democratic majority) has a less favorable rating than Bush himself. Democrats mean well, Clinton had a good idea to help the poor... but time and time again, these acts backfire on the majority of workers. Using race as the primary reason to vote causes a bigger rift in the progress our nation has made toward equality.

Comment: the article title is "What If Obama Loses?" however the web page title is "How does the Black Community Handle an Obama loss?"
WTF?
Well as you read you find out that really, that is how they say they are going to react.

Oh you know Jesse Jackson is going to have a field day come election day.

the article title is "What If Obama Loses?" however the web page title is "How does the Black Community Handle an Obama loss?"
WTF?

To all you who are proclaiming your whiteness and are voting for Obama...give it a break. It's pointless. The article is about the effect on the black community if Obama loses. Regardless of who wins, the other side will feel it's the end of the world.