not shocking, but it's actually a shame if they chose him for that reason, as if he turns out to be inferior all they have done is worsen their lives even further.
Even if he is an 'inferior' President, so what? The fact a black man is in power is a great triumph over past wrongs for black communities.
I'd probably vote for him in the same boat regardless of policy. Its not a unreasonable thing to do at all.