Obama’s anti-black rhetoric functioned to reassure white voters he posed no threat

Evidence

Instead, with these words, Obama assuages, or so he hopes, the fears of white America. He confirms, at least for those who are listening, that he isn’t some Manchurian candidate for black revenge. — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black, 252

Categorization

• XREF: Directly relevant to the reader’s goal: this is the mechanism by which black electoral support of Democrats converts into concession rather than leverage.