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Voters and Race

Written by Karen Miller

Thursday, 06 March 2008 08:30

Mar. 6, Commentary - And finally, exit polls from Tuesday's primary elections show once again that race plays a factor in who people vote for. Overwhelming for African American's Barack Obama is the number one pick. But what about voters who say they don't see Obama as black. Pacifica Radio's Verna Avery Brown sat down with author Joy Zarembka on why some voters say they can't see race while others can't see past it. March 6 - Commentary produced by Verna Avery Brown [?] "If [Barack Obama] was a dark skinned African American, if he looked like '50 Cent', and he had all the exact same attributes, the same mannerisms, would white America get behind him the way that they have. I question that.."     photo by jurvetson