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Current poll numbers indicate Obama has a chance at winning the Democratic presidential nomination, and would be a serious contender in the November general election. Throughout his campaign, the senator has insisted that his race is irrelevant to his bid for the White House. Hoover senior fellow and prize-winning author Shelby Steele disagrees. Steele says that despite Obama supporters’ assertions that race does not matter, it is at the very core of his candidacy. "Obama's campaign pretends to transcend race,” Steele says, “but the paradox is that his campaign is all about race–and very little else."

-Race and Politics in America (link)

1. [...]the Senator has insisted that his race is irrelevent to his bid for the White House. Hoover senior fellow and prize-winning author Shelby Steele disagrees. Steele says that despite Obama's supporters' assertions that race does not matter it is the core of his candidacy[...]

2. The latest poll results show convincing numbers for Barack Obama winning his party's (Democratic) ticket in the November election. Barack has preached all throughout his campaign that his race has not been of importance in his quest to become the next President of The United States. With many writing accolades earned in the past writer Shelby Steele does not see eye to eye and disagrees with the assumption on the race factor. She goes on to say that Obama's campaign goes beyond race, it contradicts his campaign and in fact is all about race leaving nothing else.

3. This passage talks about how the latest poll numbers show Barack Obama having a edge in his chance on earning the Democratic ticket in the November election. The article also discusses the Senators insistence that his race has had no bearing on his road to the White House. Shelby Steele an award winning author seems to disagree with his campaign and supporters and claims that it is the core of his campaign's efforts.