Recently, the Democratic primary had come to a close with the final two contests taking place in Montana and South Dakota. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois secured a little bit over the needed amount to become the presumptive Democratic nominee. It is set that Obama will square off against presumed GOP nominee Senator John McCain of Arizona in the general election race.
McCain and the Republican National Committee (RNC) did not hesitate to launch an offensive against Obama on that night. They did not bother to attack Senator Hillary Clinton of New York, who has yet to concede in the Democratic race. Yes, Clinton is still in the race. But, Obama is the presumptive Democratic nominee.
A new CBS News poll reveals that sixty-eight percent of Americans now feel ready for a black president. This is a significant increase compared to 2000 when the result was at only thirty-eight percent. In a sense, this could be one of the benefits of the continued Democratic primary race.
Back in January of 2008, fifty-four percent of Americans felt they were ready for a black president. When March had come, the percentage increased by eight points to sixty-two percent. The percentage of Americans that had voted no had significantly decreased.
Almost three-fourths of Democrats and a little over half of Republicans feel that an African-American is ready to become the US President. The South tells somewhat of a different story. About thirty percent of those that live in the South feel that they are not ready for an African-American president.
CBS News political consultant Joe Trippi, a registered Democrat, said he believes the country is ready for a black president. Michael Fauntroy, a George Mason University processor, had also agreed.
Fauntroy said that the country is moving in the right direction.
So far, a majority feel that the country is ready for a black president. Perhaps the percentage will continue to increase in the passing months.
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