For a certain portion of the populace, race will have something to do with EVERYTHING Obama does during his presidency. I don't think the GOP has embraced these people, but there are plenty of influential talking heads who subtly (and sometimes blatantly) tap into this emotion when it benefits them (Sarah Palin's "Real America", etc.)
So while I don't think race is anywhere close to the top of the list of reasons people oppose this health care bill, we can't sit here and pretend it doesn't have a place in the debate
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