I am from Arkansas and I would like to add that the point made is completely valid. In this area, I had many people who I thought to be very open minded completely lose their decorum when Obama was close to the white house.  They made many excuses not to vote for him, that were not valid and lobbied behind McCain in order to keep him out of office. So many comments heard were, “the world is not ready for a black president” or ” I am scared of what will happen with a black president” and little or nothing about his credentials. His name even came into play! I am not voting for anyone with Hussein in their name! Excuses! Around here, there are still areas that blacks are not allowed, towns where we cannot move to for fear of violence from whites. Yet, there is a side that many do not understand. Many black people here voted against Obama because he is black. The statements I made were from other blacks in the area.  There is a racial divide, even within the racial divide.