America's sharp racial divide.

I'm white. But when it comes to political and social issues, I'm far more nonwhite than white. For instance, I take pride in having served on the executive board of an NAACP chapter in Florida during the civil rights movement in the 1960s. I've long argued that America is a racist country. And that many conservative Republicans are racists, and oppose Barack Obama simply because he's black. They are livid that a black man resides in the White House. There's a sharp racial divide in America. Polls show that 91 percent of Mitt Romney's supporters are white. And that over all, Romney will get 60 percent of the white vote, compared to 37 percent for Obama. Meanwhile, Obama is expected to get 80 percent of the nonwhite vote. I suspect many whites voting for Romney are racists. They wouldn't vote for a black man under any circumstances. However, it seems there's less racism in America today than in the past. Evidenced by Obama being elected president, and standing a good chance of winning a second term. A black president would have been impossible a few years ago. --Jim Broede