Clinton Edges Obama in Black Caucus

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama may be the first sitting member of the Congressional Black Caucus to run for president in more than 30 years yet rival Hillary Rodham Clinton has the edge in endorsements among the group.

With the backing of California Rep. Diane Watson this week, the Clinton campaign counts 13 supporters in the 43-member group to Obama's 12. Although technically since Obama is a member and supporting himself, one could say they are tied.

The endorsements reflect the split of black voters, with the two candidates competing for their support. The only other sitting CBC member to run for president was Rep. Shirley Chisholm of New York, a founding member who ran in 1972.

Clinton and Obama appeared Friday before the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual legislative conference, and both got enthusiastic receptions.

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It is nice to know that there are people voting with their heads and not letting race and gender affect their vote.

when a black person supports Obama? Would it be possible that a black person might actually think he is the best candidate? Same goes for Hillary. Can a woman support Hillary for reasons other then her gender? Someone told me the other day that Oprah's support of Obama was strictly a racial thing. I asked the person "why, if race is the only reason that Oprah endorsed Obama, didn't she support Alan Keyes in 2004"?. The person gave me a blank look. This is probably a stupid example but it does point out the dangers in making race and gender assumptions when analyzing voting preferences.

Yeah, it is. :sarcasm:

zalinda