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Originally Posted by ratbastid
I'm not big on accusations of race-card-playing. The guy's black. He actually is. His dad is from Africa. He's a black man. He's the first black candidate who's ever really had a shot. There's no question that his race has helped him (though not, I think, so much as his charisma, oratorship, record, and policies). I say: good for him.
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And how many times in our history have we had a candidate that if not white and male wouldn't have stood a chance?
Kennedy could have said all he wanted, if he'd have been anything other then white and male no one would have taken him seriously.