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Obama's modest, single-mom upbringing
He wasn't. He was raised by his mother and stepfather, then his grandparents. Part of the reason why he seems unauthentic to some is because parts of his background are made up.
The biggest issue with Obama's race will be in polling. It always throws polling off, sometimes to a Black candidates benefit, but usually not. This makes it much harder for Obama's team to properly allocate resources.
Is North Carolina still in play, hard to tell because polling is so wide, and how accurate is it. It's these kinds of decisions that will most affect his campaign in terms of race.
Unfortunately, his skin color will cost him some votes, but not being able to tell where and to what extent is the real issue.
