Impacts of Obama’s Effect on Stereotypes

Impacts of Obama’s Effect on Stereotypes

Stereotype effects are vivid in communities with a lesser acceptance of diversity, a thing I
witnessed at least a couple of times in my lifetime. I, at one time a few years ago, had the chance
to help in gubernatorial campaigns for one of the closest allies in my State. I was chosen among
the organizers of the movements as my friend declared his entry into the race. Bearing that we
shared a common ethnicity gave me a priority as an organizer. The white population primarily
occupied the State, a thing that saw the black population be viewed as the less advantaged
population on the ground’s diversity was not yet fully appreciated in the State. Our ethnicity was
a challenging factor for us, a thing we had, however, to combat in the efforts to gain the favor of
the population. As a result, we had to strategize the relevant approaches to addressing the issue
immediately to ensure our race to the seat was unstoppable.
We had several competitors who vied for the same position. Many were of white origin,
probably because the larger population in the State was the white population or could be termed
as the worry among the nonwhite people for fear of stereotyping during the elections. However,
despite our ethnicity, we held high hopes that we would make it successfully though we knew we
had to play our cards right. Among the steps we took was to critically scrutinize the deputy
governor aspirants to ensure the best duo is selected to face off the white competitors. First, we
tried to introduce the issue of gender equality by prioritizing a male candidate since the leader
was a female. Considering the aspirant's qualifications, we landed a white male with academic
and on-ground favors. The duo was vital, in our opinion, to face off the competitors despite the
head leader being of the smaller black ethnic group. However, despite our efforts and the
popularizing efforts we undertook, our candidate was discriminated against during the party
delegations. During the party elections, we were denied equality by the party management,
giving our opponents a direct ticket because white opponents were more suited to win the seat.
The party seemed more biased since, despite having primarily popularized our leader and
seemingly having higher chances of gathering more votes within the party delegation, the party
opted to issue a direct ticket to our opponents, a thing that saw us run on independent
candidature. On an independent candidature, we pushed on with the campaigns and eventually
emerged winners despite facing party discrimination at the delegation level.
The success of my leader could be directly linked to the Obama Effect on stereotypes,
where just as Obama made his way to the presidency despite the opposition he faced from the
white competitors, we utilized the opportunities that gave us an advantaged stand. A couple of
campaign strategies we implemented right from the start of the campaigns gave us a better
perspective over our white competitors and eventually saw us win the elections with a good
percentage. First, the fact that we selected a black female for the gubernatorial seat and her
deputy was a significant strength for us. Our primary leader was an academically qualified and
experienced female, having served in various humanitarian bodies, with the most recent being a
dean student in a leading University in the State where her role was to represent the needs of the
higher learning students. Her deputy, who is also highly qualified and experienced academically,
has served in several positions that give him a better knowledge of serving humanity adequately.
This could be termed as our first source of strength, just as in the Obama's effect where the
citizens of the United States decided to vote for Obama because he was very educated from
leading institutions such as Harvard University alongside other Ivy League schools. His
education was a significant strength he capitalized on and helped create a positive perception
among the people. Despite the competition he faced, he managed to win the votes of many
people who perceived that he was in an excellent position to carry on the presidential duties due
to his academic qualification.
The second strength that we capitalized on was the collaboration between the two
ethnicities, the black and the white. With the State having a large diversity of two nationalities,
there was a need for equality to ensure all races within the State feel involved in the governance.
It is common for people to stand in support of members of the same ethnic group. In our



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