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Yes, it does look like the electorate has become even more racially polarized, however, I’d argue that with Obama racking up margins well north of 85 percent beginning two months ago, it can’t get much more polarized than that. And, yes, Hillary Clinton did well (in polling) early on, but I think that was a result of Obama’s status as a relative unknown, even in the African American community. In the 2000 Senate race, nowhere was Clinton more popular than in black churches, and when Bill Clinton moved his office to Harlem in 2001 it was as if a national holiday had been declared. By contrast, Obama had yet to introduce himself to many black voters.