I believe Mr Srinivasan seriously underestimates the intelligence of the American people. Most Americans want to leave racism n the past, not carry it with them forever. The time to elect a black person or a woman is long overdue and most of us know this. So the question boils down to this: which individual can inspire us to set aside our cynicism and our disappointment? Which candidate can help us unite for our common good, and begin the difficult task of rebuilding our sense of empowerment as a government of, for anf by the people? To many of us there is only one. Barrack Obama in 2008.