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Originally Posted by The Gaijin

But that being stated - if you look at the hard core few that would not vote for a black man or a woman - I would say that is more than compensated by black folks who are very excited about this election and look forward to voting for a black man if only for symbolic reasons that they see as important, or woman (to a lesser degree) who would cast a vote for the same reasons.. So it is a wash.

Very good point. No doubt this election will draw black Americans to vote that haven't previously voted before. I believe this has been reflected in a number of polls. Time will tell us if it has the same effect on female voters.