Washington Post demonstrates how to make election entirely about race

From an otherwise very good Washington Post story about the balancing act President Obama performs regarding race and politics:

"If the election of four years ago put to rest the notion that the United States was not ready to elect a black president, this year poses a new question: Can an African American president, after four years as a fixture in Americans’ lives, win reelection?"

And this:

"The pride that African Americans have felt about having one of their own in the White House would be crushed if Obama were to lose in November."