Joe Feagan's argument looks at Barack Obama's nomination in a positive and a negative light. The positive being that Obama running brought out a lot more voters of color and liberal whites. Also the use of the internet in a positive way for his campaign which brought out our younger tech friendly generation of voters as well.
The negative being that it brought out the still present racism in America. His argument is hard to argue against, especially now that we have gone through the whole process and Obama is now president. He uses the polls that were taken during the primaries as well as tells us about the many racist internet sites against Obama.
After watching the entire campaign, both sides, and seeing what happened at the rallies and even getting emails regarding Obama, I am inclined to agree with what he is saying. I am glad to see that those people did not have to much of an impact on voters. I think that it sad that in the year 2009 we still have people out there that would go to those lengths to try and stop someone from becoming president just because of the color of their skin. I forget that it is whats on the outside that really matters.
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Shyla,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds as though you will be agreeing with the articles premise. Consider using some of the emails you mention, and your experience watching rallies, etc. as pieces of evidence to support your argument. Using a bit of personal anecdote in this paper is fine.