This sound-bite worries me because it reflects that a large portion of uneducated Americans will be voting in this year's election. The Howard Stern Show tested a "rumor" that black people are only voting for Obama because he is black. They did this by asking blacks in Harlem if they agreed with Obama's policies on certain issues, but actually described policies of McCain. They even went as far as asking if they were happy with Obama's choice of Sarah Palin as the Vice Presidential canditate. The people being asked said yes!
I was shocked that people could be so uninformed. Obviously, this is not true of all Americans, but these people will be voting in the election. People voting for candidates for seemingly arbitrary reasons happens all the time. These people in Harlem find Obama to be more relatable than McCain. They can connect with him, but have no knowledge of what he stands for.
This is worrisome because after the past eight years it is important for voters to be able to make informed decisions about who will be the next President.
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