Suddenly ordinary: Oprah, Obama. Oprah's Ratings Continue to Plunge!
They both have unique names and amazing life stories. They have legions of adoring fans who find them inspiring. They have sold millions of books and can fill stadiums like rock stars.
Few black Americans have occupied the rarefied status of Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama, two "racially transcendent" blacks whom white admirers find appealing and admirable. But it seems the pedestals on which the "Double-O's" have been perched are very wobbly these days. Pennsylvania shined an ugly light on Obama's problem with white working-class voters. And, since she endorsed him, Oprah's approval ratings with her adoring white public have dipped, too.More.....
