in housing really led to the greatest bleed-off of black wealth in the history of this nation. and again, the question is will the obama administration respond as americans? african-american people, after all, are american citizens. so we understand the reluctance to target african-americans because of fear that the right wing will exploit any attention paid to african-american people as somehow some racial gerrymandering. but i think the reality is that 16.7% unemployment and this wealth gap suggests that there are targeted programs that can be done in the name of democratic procedures to help american citizens. and when that is done, i think we find new and creative ways to address this. this didn't begin under obama. >> exactly. >> the wealth gap has been going on for a darn century and a half. the reality, though-s we've got to close that gap and begin to figure out policies that can speak to the crisis of these american citizens. >> professor peterson. >> yes. >> let me ask you about white votes. do you have a sense as you look at politics in america that there are some white voters who will vote for an

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