The Novelty of Barack Obama

Geraldine Ferraro claims Barack Obama is in contention for the Democrat’s nomination mainly because he’s black. Is this true, and if so, why wasn’t Jesse Jackson president? And isn’t Hillary in the position she’s in just because her husband is Bill Clinton? How big of a role does novelty play in presidential politics?

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