If the story was titled "Black Man Has Chance to Make History" or "Black Man Could Become President" then pointing out that Obama is black would be relevant. But this story is about McCain closing ground on Obama. Unless they are inferring that McCain closed the gap because Obama is black his race is irrelevant. Would it have made any sense to say "McCain, who would be the 43rd white man to become president, ...." in the article?
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