But we desperately need a reality check to understand that with 95 percent of African-Americans voting for Obama, going to the polls was the easy part in this effort to change America.
And Nate Cohn writes in the New Republic that Frey's calculations are flawed, but yet still manages to draw the erroneous conclusion that regardless of whether or not there's been an increase in the black electorate, higher turnout by African-Americans was not responsible for Obama's victory.
Not true, not even slightly true far more whites voted for Obama than African-Americans, Latinos and Asian-Americans combined.
If you look at any polling data, it is clear that African-Americans overwhelmingly are going to vote for Obama.
But clearly African-Americans are playing a role raising money not only for Senator Obama but Senator Clinton.
As an example of how this works, consider that seven of the ten states with the highest percentage of African Americans voted for Romney, compared to only three that voted for Obama (based on 2009 census data ).
Many have argued that the Obama administration has not done quite enough for African Americans.
Acknowledging the enormous expectations laid on him by some African-Americans, Obama expressed certainty in his polices but also called for patience.
Latino voters showed up in force for Clinton in California, while Obama's strength among African Americans allowed him to post decisive victories in the South.
First of all, we see African-Americans turning out in record numbers and voting at the highest possible levels for Barack Obama.
President Obama signed an executive order establishing the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans.
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Graf, who has not seen Obama again, emphasizes how much respect Americans have earned for having elected an African American president.
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