That was my first thought. Editor & Publisher delves into the issue more deeply:
MSNBC’s “First Read” political blog framed it this way: “In fact, we can only think of three races in which the public polls and the final result were SO off, and they all involved African-American candidates: Bradley's '82 gubernatorial campaign in California, Doug Wilder's surprisingly narrow '89 victory for Virginia governor, and Harvey Gantt's surprise loss for North Carolina Senate.I'm 100% certain that there are Americans who will not vote for Obama because he's black. But would they vote for him were he white, are they lying to the pollsters about their vote, and are there enough of them to make a difference? I fear the answer is yes.
