The Washington Post reports (28/2/2007) on the early days of the 2008 contest for President. While for the Democrats Clinton remains in the lead there are detectable changes among black voters if not white towards Obama who is seen as the most inspirational candidate. However CNN paints a different picture saying that in its survey it found whites more ready to say it was time for a black president.

Obama’s website features an anti-war stance. In this respect he hasn’t got Clinton’s baggage of once supporting Iraq.