YES HE DID!: A faithful Barack Obama makes history under the lens of doubtful values-voters, now what?
When Barack Obama became president some right wing conservatives (who back then were called values voters) bucked tradition and tried somethng new. Many Republicans wer enot satisfied with his win and there was a clear divide along racial lines. Yet, the nation soon came together and gave the Illinois Senator a chance. President Donald Trump received over 80 percent of the white evangelical vote facing a similar dynamic. Once again the race for president was determined along racial lines. A 2008 article details the tone of Obama and the nation when he persisted, by faith to bring the nation together. Perhaps, there are lessons that can be applied today to heal a racially polarized nation. By Mona Austin The impossible dream is now a fresh reality: Barack Hussein Obama, a Black, democratic, liberal Christian has become our nation's 44th president and the race wasn't even close. In retrospection, I decided to chronicle an aspect ...