Newsday, March 24, by Tom Brune
http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/monday/news/ny-usrace235624517mar24,0,4961041.story
“Obama’s success has exploded cynical preconceptions about the willingness of voters to cross the color line,” he said, “although it would be wrong to suggest that either race or gender is irrelevant….” The question is, Edley said, “Can the political process get beyond those simple but powerful, demography-driven narratives to appreciate the character, values and policies of three real people”?