Do you agree or disagree that Obama has the political clout and recognition to affect local level elections?
If Obama comes out and says vote for my guy, Black Upstanding Man X, for attorney general, chief of police, etc, that he would in effect get people to elect that particular candidate? And were that person to get elected, would it then be truthful to say he had an influence on a local level?
Why hasn't Obama stumped for more qualified, black candidates like he did for Julianna Stratton:
Obama Makes Rare Endorsement Via Ad In Illinois House Primary
Note the title of the article:
Obama makes rare endorsement via ad in Illinois House primary
And she ended up winning that election because of it. But she got a "rare" endorsement. An Obama endorsement of good people shouldn't have been rare. It should have been a guarantee.
Obama did not put himself out there as president because he was a political pansy who didn't want to ruffle feathers. And because of it, we have a bunch of establishment people in key positions throughout the country who DO NOTHING FOR BLACK PEOPLE. It's a trickle down effect that starts with leadership at the top.