Electoral Politics and Party Identity

I think the election of Obama has changed the views for a need for a third political party because it shows that African Americans can be represented by the current active political parties. His election paved the way for other African Americans to do the same. To break out of the stereotypes that politicians must be of a certain race and that political parties are racially themed. Obama being elected in the major political parties of our day shows that a third political party is not needed for African Americans to be represented because they can be represented by the parties that are in office. However, I think that having another political party to choose from would be a good thing because having only the choices of Republican and Democratic are very limiting and even though there are other parties the chances of them even getting close to the amount of votes of the other two parties are slim to none.