Obama's Heritage and the Midwest

According to Telepgraph UK reporter Toby Harden, he has encountered several people in Senator Obama's mother's hometown of El Dorado, Kansas, that believe or fear that Obama is a Muslim or even a radical. In fact, the articles states that contemporaries of his grandparents and others signalled they would be reluctant to vote for him despite his link to their town. Although Senator Obama was raised in a secular environment and has been a committed Christian for two decades, the rumours and smears persist. It is clear that because of these baseless smears Senator Obama's faces an uphill battle here and other midwest towns on his route to the Democratic nomination or even the presidency. However, Senator Obama's campaign is about change and he will define America in the 21st century.