It's certainly fair to say that Obama benefited from racial tensions, whether his campaign intended to or not. https://news.gallup.com/poll/107770/most-say-rac

It's certainly fair to say that Obama benefited from racial tensions, whether his campaign intended to or not. https://news.gallup.com/poll/107770/most-say-race-will-factor-their-presidential-vote.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/107770/most-say-race-will-facto... Blacks were 19% more likely to vote for Obama because he was black and 2% less likely. Whites were 5% more likely to vote for Obama because he was black and 6% less likely. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/local-elections/2076258/How-Barack-Obama-beat-Hillary-Clinton.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/local-elections/20... Obama ended up with near-unanimous support from the black vote in the primaries, beating Hillary.