Problem: Consider the origin of the racial paradigm and those important factors specific to the Black experience within the U.S. political system, and the perceived barriers that hindered Blacks from progressing. Discuss how these challenges have or have not contributed towards patterns in Black electoral behavior, as well as discuss the history and impacts of building multiracial electoral coalitions and how it contributed or did not contribute towards the election of the United States' first Black president. Also discuss those questions raised regarding the cost and price of the Obama Ticket?