Amber Forbes is not totally correct ("We need to look at policies, not people," Letters, Nov. 20). President-elect Barack Obama was not elected by ignorant masses. Most of these people are educated who voted for President-elect Obama, including myself.

Even Oprah Winfrey supported him, and she's very well-educated and highly intelligent as a talk show host. John McCain would not have necessarily won if he had been a Democrat. That is, if John McCain would have had most of the same policies as President Bush and most Republicans (which he does).

Most people in America did consider a candidate's policies. Most also considered other things also. For example, the economy. That's also one of the reasons why John McCain lost.

President-elect Obama doesn't support the murder of babies up to nine months the way people like Amber Forbes make it out to be. One of the Ten Commandments says thou shall not kill. Abortion and the death penalty are all the same. In fact, all sins are the same according to the Bible. Besides, separation of church and state does exist. Amber Forbes and people like her are the ones who got it wrong and overlook that.

Most Americans who voted for President-elect Obama do understand what kind of change he is proposing. I pray he can make the most of these changes while in office.

Not all of us who voted for President-elect Obama feel that only Democrats can bring about change. In fact, I feel that any good person can make good changes for most people. Most people like me have already researched both candidates' policies and others'. People like Amber Forbes are the ones who need to do that and get the facts.

David Thomas, Harlem