The Bradley Effect...

Just felt like sharing about the Bradley Effect and how it might affect this election. The Bradley Effect or "Wilder Effect" is named after former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, an African-American who ran for California governor in 1982. Exit polls showed Bradley leading by a wide margin, and the Democrat thought it would be an early election night. But Bradley and the polls were wrong and he lost to white Republican George Deukmejian. The theory was that polling was wrong because many white voters, who did not want to racist appear , said they voted for Bradley even though they did not.

Now I'm not saying this is going to happen November 4, but this scenario has been in my head since he began running against Hilary Clinton. After I saw Barack win the Iowa caucus this feeling started to go away. Now that we are days aways, this fear is definitely on my mind again, with Obama being ahead in most polls by 8 to 9 points. Knowing that more young adults will be voting this election then ever before has calmed down my nerves some what. I look at the fact that we all grew up as a part of this "hip-hop generation" where race played a much smaller role in our lives. Most white kids don't have the same views as their parents and grandparents on race and politics. None of us have first hand stories about segregation or integration and most of us grew up in multiracial communities. Like I said earlier Obama won the Iowa Caucus, and how many black people do you know of that live out there? So white people must be voting for a brother. At the end of the day I have faith in Americans across the country that we will make the right decision and get change in the white house. OBAMA 08.....

And to all those who still hating on Obama here's a little video for you....

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