He'll win. He's got Hillary under a barrel. In a general election versus McCain, Obama is young, energetic, intelligent, eloquent and charismatic. McCain is old, grungy and in general an uncouth/coarse person. Who's going to win that?

There's never been a prominent black authority figure in the U.S. besides Colin Powell - and he was only secretary of state. I'd say its a no brainer that it would go a long way towards creating a perception of greater racial integration.