Why did America elect a black president?

Answer 1

While the fact that President Obama is black was certainly noteworthy and undoubtedly brought out more minority voters, more than 40% of the votes came from white people, and a large number of his voters were young people. Some reasons he won in such a convincing fashion included his being an eloquent and dynamic speaker, being a youthful candidate with new ideas, and being a departure from the previous eight years of President Bush. But even his political opponents acknowledged that electing a black president was something special in American history.