Why Obama Won North Carolina

I am somewhat perplexed as to the "crowing" in the media about Obama's North Carolina win. The truth is, he won because Blacks voted for him in the 90+%. According to Robert Novak:
"Clinton's failure Tuesday was a product of demographics rather than Obama's campaign skill. Consistently winning over 90 percent of the African-American vote, Obama is unbeatable in a primary where the black electorate is as large as North Carolina's (half the registered Democratic vote there). Indiana differed from seemingly similar Ohio and Pennsylvania, where Clinton scored big wins, because it borders Obama's state of Illinois, with many voters in the Chicago media market."One thing is clear....It was blacks that destroyed Hillary Clinton's Presidential chances when they defected. If she had received even 10% of their vote throughout these primaries and caucuses, she would be the nominee.

When he gave his victory speech after his North Carolina win, Obama seeming was saying his 20 year association with Jeremiah Wright, the connection to the Terrorist Bill Ayers, Rezko, questions about his patriotism and his wife's comments should be off limits. Again, Novak says: "Obama in Raleigh Tuesday unveiled his general election strategy. Dismissing McCain's "ideas" as "nothing more than the failed policies of the past," Obama denounced what he called the Republican campaign plan: "Yes, we know what's coming. ... We've already seen it, the same names and labels they always pin on everyone who doesn't agree with all their ideas."
Thus, Obama seems to be ruling out not only discussion of his 20-year association with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright but also any identification of the Democratic presidential candidate as "liberal" or as an advocate of higher taxes, higher domestic spending, abortion rights and gun control. These issues appear to be included in what Obama at Raleigh called "attempts to play on our fears and exploit our differences."

I think these issues will be a part of the General Election, and rightly so. Those who will characterize the scrutiny as racism do not want and examination of the Barack Obama the man. Who is he really? Why has he been loath to condemn the words and actions of the people that have emerged as a part of his social network? If he wants to be our President, he needs to answer the questions and let us judge whether he is fit to set foot in the White House. I for one am not convinced he has been forthcoming about his beliefs. I suspect his membership in the church was political, that he heard the sermons, and maybe he shares some of the views. One way to clear that up is to release the church guest book on the dates the sermons was given. Would it reveal that he was in fact in attendance, at least once? Probably.