(Conspiracy or Racist, I can't tell)

My guess is that Obama was ellected because Americans didn't want another retard or dementia suferer.
But largely, in short, Americans weren't realy informed as to what their other options were.

Ron Paul ran intellectual circles around all other candidates in the presellections, as did Ralph Nader, but they just didn't get the air time. They didn't pander to or have the media support, financial establishment or AIPAC.

Obama was the only plausible 'Presidential Material' candidate from an 'apparent' field of 2.

Did the fact he was black contribute ?

Sure; but so was Cynthia McKinney...

More importantly, regretfully, unlike McKinney, I fear Obama is a House Nigger, Whereas McKinney is a Black American Patriot.

Keep in mind that none of the 2 main Prez candidates or the others I mentioned appart from C.M. pushed on the 911 truth issue; and that's why she had the least support of all from the power establishment loby groups; and we all know who, voters aside, has the influence in $Billion ellection campaigns in USA.