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Barack Obama’s political success might claim an unintended victim: affirmative action

By: Pam On: Jun/28/08 - 1 Comment

Already weakened by several court rulings and state referendums, affirmative action now confronts a challenge to its very reason for existing. If Americans make a black person the leading contender for president, as nationwide polls suggest, how can racial prejudice be so prevalent and potent that it justifies special efforts to place minorities in coveted jobs and schools?

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Posted in: Barack Obama, Democrats, General Politics, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Presidential Election '08

One Response to “Barack Obama’s political success might claim an unintended victim: affirmative action”

  1. racial prejudice
    July 1, 2008 - 12:58 PM on July 1st, 2008

    [...] make a black person the leading contender for president, as nationwide polls suggest, how can racihttp://rightvoices.com/2008/06/28/barack-obamas-political-success-might-claim-an-unintended-victim-a…Might Obama’s success undercut affirmative action? The San Luis Obispo TribuneBarack Obama’s [...]

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