The Elephant in the Room is a Racist
I disagree.
While I will concede that there are definitely going to be people that oppose Obama solely based on his skin tone, saying that the majority of his opposition is fueled by racism is dangerous. Its akin to saying that his predecessor’s opposition were all UnPatriotic.
Politico’s lead article discusses, in cautious tones, Democratic leaders saying, in cautious tones, that some people are telling them, in cautious tones, that maybe some of the opposition to Obama is fueled by race. Rather than pretending that the problem might go away if we ignore it, let’s just state explicitly what everybody knows: much of the most vehement opposition to Obama is fueled by racism.