The Obama Race Factor in General Election 2008

Posted: September 13, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: Analysis, NZ General Election 2008, Politics, US & Foreign Affairs, US Presidential Elections 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Whatever your views on Barack Obama, and the outcome of November’s US Presidential Election, he has already claimed his role in American history.

Obama, who turned 47 last month, is the first African-American, the first person of colour, to stand on a major party ticket. He has overturned the political tables in a seismic way. In doing so, he’s ignited a firestorm of interest among minority communities around the world including New Zealand’s Pacific populations. Read the rest of this entry »