Yes, we can.

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Originally Posted by flippyshark

It will be impossible to know if this is a factor until the event is over. For what it's worth, I'm not voting for Alan Keyes, and I feel no white liberal guilt for that fact whatsoever.

And I believe most people are like you. And like me. It's about policy, not about race.

As far as Powell goes, though, Powell has said that having a black President would be "electrifying". That may not be his overwhelming motivation, but it is apparent that it comes into play a bit because of that statement.