I certainly think he will struggle for votes in all the southern states.
[Senator Obama has lost eight of the past 15 primaries.
He has been defeated in some states by devastating margins - he was trounced two to one by Hillary Clinton in West Virginia and Puerto Rico. ]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7434740.stm[one recent opinion poll suggested 15% of Americans still believe - astonishingly - that he is a Muslim, despite the problems caused by his former - Christian - pastor.
That is why in a recent RealClearPolitics poll of polls, Obama tied with Republican John McCain at 46%. ]
A 71 year old white guy or a 46 year old mixed race guy.
What do they dislike the most over there? Age or colour or am I too simplistic in my question?
EDIT: sorry to repeat your post Chocadmin, I just thought it shows Joe Public's general lack of awareness of issues that will affect them to a large degree.