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by khawkins 2904 days ago
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-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/20...

Obama ended up with near-unanimous support from the black vote in the primaries, beating Hillary.

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You seem to be confusing "benefitted from his race" with "benefitted from racial tensions".