COMM 386: Politico story -- 'Racists for Obama?'

A story by Ben Smith of Politico.com that analyzes white voters with negative attitudes about blacks who say they'll vote for Barack Obama anyway. Its headline: "Racists for Obama?" The story doesn't quite live up to the promise in the head. I'd say it's more about a softening of racial attitudes, and I think it's important.

"At times," Smith says, "the contest has slipped into a familiar dynamic of allegations of racism and outraged denial—but it's also challenged some easy assumptions about race, racism and prejudice."

We need to read it in class.