The Light at the End of the Racism Tunnel

In 2008, Leo Tavares* convinced his mother to vote for Barack Obama. He actually walked with his politically naïve mother into voting booth and told her who to pull the lever for. But poor Leon made a huge tactical error: He had, in hindsight, wanted John McCain as his president. It’s just that, for the moment, Obama’s name had been all the rage; and in a moment of confusion, he’d told his mother what to do and thus, another vote was cast for America’s first black president. Four

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