I voted for Barack because he was black. 'Cuz that's why other folks vote for other people - because they look like them... That's American politics, pure and simple.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I voted for Barack Obama.
African-Americans who might have disagreed with candidate Obama's left-of-center politics voted for him in 2008 because electing a candidate with brown skin was too historic an opportunity to miss.
Because of where I come from, I never thought I'd see in my life a black candidate running for President.
I supported Barack Obama. I wasn't very quiet about my support. I thought he was going to be a refreshing change to George Bush. But what has happened is that we have an election that's become a single-issue election, and that issue is Barack Obama. And he's an icon to both sides.
I know Obama, I like Obama, I voted for Obama.
I am for Obama, all the way. I don't support Obama just because he is a black man; I support him because he is an educated black man. He is making black people proud.
Many people who voted for Mr. Obama in the last election did so based on skin color.
I don't think that a vote for Barack Obama is a symbolic thing. I think it's much more than that. It's not just a black man. It's not just a feel-good vote. It's the idea of electing someone who really does want to make a difference.
You know, let me be very clear. I supported Barack Obama originally.
I voted for President Bush, I voted for President Clinton, and, although I do want my vote back, I voted for President Obama.
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