If anything this is a (Counterintuitive)rites of passage (played before our eyes like a science project) ..a litmus test for the black family in a SYSTEM of a Caucasian, INFRASTRUCTURAL, White Hegmony. We are able to objectively SEE what a Black Male has to bear (and all of the situational ramifications) if he buys into the totality of the American Dream (Holding the Highest office). The outcome can be a Barometer for any lower office or position when the position has no direct impact/influence on the success/integrity of our community. At the same time this is the best time to support him in his walk through the "Political valley of the shadow of death."
I think as long as he (And WE) realizes what is to be expected playing the game of politics, at the level he is vying to play it at, he /we can continue to examine what TYPE of leverage, if any, can be gleaned from this process via several areas of critical analysis within our community. How dedicated he is and at what degree he identifies with the African community in that analysis is not an issue as much is how effective THE COMMUNITY is in the process.