How Obama Won by Earl Ofari Hutchinson
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How Obama Won
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
How Obama Won is a provocative, hard hitting critical assessment of the issues, events, forces, politics, pressures and controversy that shaped and ensnared Barack Obama in his historic 2008 presidential campaign.
Political analyst Earl Ofari Hutchinson examines the impact of race and gender, campaign strategy, the key political players, the nature of presidential politics, the changes in the Democratic and Republicans parties, the importance of the black, Hispanic, youth, women and blue collar white worker votes, the role of corporation and special interests in American politics.
Hutchinson tells what the first African-American to win the White House means to America and the world.
Hutchinson tells why:
- Race was not a factor in Obama’s win
- The Iraq war and the terrorism were not compelling issues in the campaign
- Sarah Palin hurt McCain
- Many blue collar whites and rural voters supported Obama
- Obama was able to top McCain in fundraising
- Ultraconservatives did not unite behind McCain
- The economy ultimately sunk McCain
- Obama’s win will and won’t change politics in America
Earl Ofari Hutchinson is a nationally acclaimed author and political analyst. He is a frequent guest analyst on: The John Gibson Show, O’Reilly Show, Hannity & Colmes, Glenn Beck Show, PBS Lehrer Report, NPR’s Talk of the Nation and various CNN News Shows. He is the National Political Writer for New America Media and a regular contributor to: the Huffington Post, and BlackAmericaWeb.Com
Here is an excerpt from Chapter 10 -
How Obama Snatched the Race Card off The Presidential Table
A handful of top advisors in the McCain camp were perplexed at their boss’s flat refusal to again slam Democratic rival Barack Obama on his ties to his former pastor Jeremiah Wright. Instead they picked the race neutral target of former Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers, and tried to tie Obama to him. That ploy had no public or media legs.
A GOP official explained that McCain did dredge up the Wright-Obama connection because he did not want to be seen as a racist. That’s probably true. But in a close to the wire election, a candidate will grab at any weapon to get an edge, and the GOP has never flinched at using race as a weapon when it suited its purpose. And indeed McCain’s running mate Sarah Palin chomped at the bit to snatch at the Wright issue. But the word was hands off.
There are several reasons suggested why Palin and the GOP did not go for the racial jugular with Obama. One reason offered is that the GOP is smitten with racial guilt too. The idea that Obama benefits unduly from that was much talked about, and probably much overblown during the campaign.
How Obama Won by Earl Ofari Hutchinson – to learn more about the book and to order your copy of the e-book or the print book, visit www.learnhowobamawon.blogspot.com. To stay up to date on details about the book and Dr Hutchinson, follow www.twitter.com/howobamawon. You can also contact us through howobamawon@gmail.com
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The public information officer told me a few days ago, their director wants all of the PIOs at the Colleges to read this booka and model some of the actions.
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