Barack Obama is on course to become America’s first black president on Tuesday as America votes in the 2008 presidential elections. Ahead in the polls and head and shoulders above rival McCain, this election win for Obama for Obama should be a no brainer.

What may go against Obama is the fact that he is black. Obama’s race is an unknown factor in these elections, and analysts have predicted that 6 points needs to be taken off Obama’s poll figures just because he’s black. If this is the case, Obama and McCain are neck and neck, and this wil prove to be one of the closest elections in US history.