Reply #41: If the name is a problem, then how is he a "potentially winning black candidate"? I'd argue

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that he never had a chance, regardless of his name. Barak Obama buzz right now is largely a product of good and free media coverage. He is seen as a "blank slate," and people are projecting "generic Democrat" onto him right now. His name is a part of who he is, and it's unlikely to change. Last election, people thought that some of the things that Kerry said were actually said by Bush. If people are that dumb, then you know that many of them would never vote for a black guy with Hussein Obama as a part of his name. I'd say at least 5-10% wouldn't, which he would have a hard time overcoming.

Some people in this company are so stupid that if the MSM started saying oBama bin Laden, those people would start saying oBama bin Laden, instead of oSama, and think that oSama's name was really oBama bin Laden.