DETROIT -- Talk to the rapper Master P and you'd think there weren't eight Democrats running for president, but just two: Senators Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois.
For Master P, whose given name is Percy Miller, it's a choice purely between the wife of the man once called America's "first black president" and the half-Kenyan, half-Kansan freshman lawmaker from Chicago who's inspiring African-American voters with his strong candidacy.
"Those are two great candidates for our community and our people," said Miller, one of more than 3,000 people who gathered here yesterday for a presidential candidates' forum sponsored by the NAACP. "I like what they talk about, I like what they stand for."
In the competition for black primary voters among Democratic presidential contenders, Miller's sentiments reflect what the polls and interviews with African-Americans suggest: that Obama and Clinton are locked in a fierce battle for black support, which could prove more pivotal than ever given next year's front-loaded primary calendar.
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For Master P, whose given name is Percy Miller, it's a choice purely between the wife of the man once called America's "first black president" and the half-Kenyan, half-Kansan freshman lawmaker from Chicago who's inspiring African-American voters with his strong candidacy.
"Those are two great candidates for our community and our people," said Miller, one of more than 3,000 people who gathered here yesterday for a presidential candidates' forum sponsored by the NAACP. "I like what they talk about, I like what they stand for."
In the competition for black primary voters among Democratic presidential contenders, Miller's sentiments reflect what the polls and interviews with African-Americans suggest: that Obama and Clinton are locked in a fierce battle for black support, which could prove more pivotal than ever given next year's front-loaded primary calendar.
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