[naturaherbal]

It's just hilarious to see how his supporters are presuming already that if he loses, it's because he's black. Does one really think the journalists in NYC would've pushed Obama for the cover of both Time and Newsweek as a presidential candidate before he himself announced his candidacy (and over 2 years before the actual elections are going to be held) if he would be an old white guy? If he would be an old white guy, we wouldn't be talking about him right now. It could have something to do with the fact that he's got more charisma in his pinky than the rest of the field combined. Look at it this way: on Friday, when he visited Austin, he drew a crowd of 20,000 people. I don't think we've seen numbers like this since RFK's primary run, and he did that in the middle of the primary season (rather than a year before). You're right in that his popularity isn't due to issues, but it isn't due to color either (though both are involved). It's about something a lot more visceral.