IN TNR, John McWhorter writes: “If Obama loses, let’s please not assume that racism was the cause.”

Hasn’t it already been established that there’s no reason to vote against Obama — or even to criticize his policies — besides racism?

UPDATE: I mean, heck, just wearing a McCain-Palin t-shirt gets you called “racist.” Even if you’re a seventh-grade girl. Her reaction was braver than a lot of pundits’, though.