New York, Oct. 13 : Even as the American economy seems to be in freefall, as Americans grapple with whether to vote for Obama, the first African American presidential nominee, or his Republican opponent, John McCain, it''s a decision unavoidably colored by race, whether we like it - whether we admit it - or not.
When asked if race will affect a voter''s decision, some say it is unavoidable, and that there are some voters who - issues aside - just aren’t ready to cross that racial divide at the polling booth.
Barack Obama, the son of a white American mother and a black father from Kenya, says his race is not an issue for him.