Released on: April 30, 2008, 2:02 am

Press Release Author: Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Industry: Government

Press Release Summary: Author and political analyst Earl Ofari Hutchinson predicted
in his new book, The Ethnic Presidency: How Race decides the Race to the White House
that race could sink Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama

Press Release Body: Los Angeles , Ca. U.S.,April 30,2008--Democratic presidential
candidate Barack Obama's abysmal failure to get major support from white workers,
and rural white voters in major states, the racially inflammatory controversy
surrounding his former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, and his so-called race
speech laying out his views on race in America are daunting examples of how race has
dogged the footsteps of Obama throughout his drive for the White House.

The great racial divide, says author and political analyst Earl Ofari Hutchinson, in
The Ethnic Presidency: How Race decides the Race to the White House is no surprise.
Hutchinson makes a compelling case in his book that race has always been a subtle
subtext to presidential politics going back to the presidential campaign of GOP
standard bearer Barry Goldwater in 1964. The campaign themes such as states rights,
crime in the streets, the assault on big government, slashing social programs,
affirmative action, the forgotten middle class, and welfare elimination have been
played on by presidents and presidential aspirants that include Goldwater, Reagan,
Bush Sr., Carter and Clinton to get white votes, says Hutchinson in The Ethnic
Presidency.

Hutchinson further predicts in The Ethnic Presidency: How Race decides the Race to
the White House that race will continue to be a thorny issue and problem for Obama
if he gets the Democratic presidential nomination. The Wright controversy, his
liberal advocacy of affirmative action and racial parity will continue to be subtly
and overtly reviled on the campaign trail. It will surface in hit ads on him. Race
won't sink his candidacy, says Hutchinson , but it will be a tormenting worry for
Obama and the Democratic Party.

About Earl Ofari Hutchinson:

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst. His new book is The Ethnic
Presidency: How Race decides the Race to the White House (Middle Passage Press,
February, 2008).
Press Release Distribution By PressReleasePoint(http://www.pressreleasepoint.com)



Contact:
Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Hutchinson Political Report
Los Angeles, Ca. U.S.
323-383-6145
hutchinsonreport@aol.com
http://ethnicpresidency.com

Web Site: http://ethnicpresidency.com

Contact Details: Hutchinson Political Report
Los Angeles, Ca. U.S.
323-383-6145
hutchinsonreport@aol.com
http://ethnicpresidency.com