Reply #6: Obama and Richardson were mentioned

[murielm99]

upthread.

I think the poster is on to something. I am from Illinois. It is amazing to me to see the way Obama lights a fire in minority voters. Even people who couldn't tell you who their congressman is or what district they live in know Obama.

Obama does speak to people about dignity, self reliance and contributing to their communities. He speaks with optimism.

I know that many Democrats are already disgusted with him and calling him a sellout. But I think that he, and others like him, such as Jesse Jackson, Jr., are the future of our party.

Haven't you noticed the the Congressional Black Caucus is often the only part of our party that stays on message, and does not sell out? Imagine Conyers as President, if we had been a sane enough country to elect him when he was younger. We have ignored the leadership of the African-Americans in our party for too long. It is time to change that.