I wasn't addressing your point, Azizi (although you are right- I just tossed in 250 years. That was careless.) but what I have heard on political shows recently. Several of them have quoted Black Americans as expressing reservations about what other Black Americans may be thinking.

As for hoping that we - Americans, all - voters will vote on the basis of more than gender, ethnicity or race- of course. But we haven't done that so far- my point is that Senator Barack Obama could open the door smoothly.