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Hillary has a Problem With African Americans in the General Election!!! TROUBLING RASMUSSEN POLLING!
A recent poll from Rasmussen suggests that the Democrats' problem in November might not be white voters, but black voters. From the internals of today's Rasmussen poll (sub. req.):
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows John McCain attracting 46% of the vote while Barack Obama also earns 46%. In a match-up with Hillary Clinton, it's McCain 47%, Clinton 45%. Among White voters, McCain leads Obama by twelve and Clinton by eleven. Among African-American voters, Obama dominates but Clinton attracts just 59% support.
While both Democrats hold equal numbers among white voters, the big discrepancy comes from black voters.
This would be CATASTROPHIC for downticket Democrats in November! Wowzer
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Isn't that racism?
April 28, 2008 1:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
Not necessarily. It means that black voters don't want to be taken for granted by the Democratic party anymore. And why should they, if the person who had more pledged delegates and more states and won by all the standards set, was put aside? It's not just black voters that would have a problem voting for her in the general election.
April 28, 2008 1:22 PM | Reply | Permalink
Of course they don't. They want off welfare, off government spending and onto Bush taxcuts for the rich. Just like the bluecollar voters.
April 28, 2008 1:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
AA VOTE : GIMME SHELTER
Record numbers of AA's registering to vote their racial preference will slip back out of the equation when Barry evaporates. Returning the percentages to pre-Obamanation status.
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April 28, 2008 1:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
Things are bad, things might get worse with John McCain but if I were African American, I'd rather not vote than simply be used every election then thrown away like used tissue.
April 28, 2008 1:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
No, it's a reaction to the racism shown thus far by the Clinton campaign.
April 28, 2008 1:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
Have you noticed how McCain has been making nice with black voters in Alabama and other places?
April 28, 2008 1:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ive also noticed how it isn't working, did you see Stewart's piece about McCain in Alabama?
April 28, 2008 1:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
And Barack will play the good little election loser and urge all of his backers to support Hillary. Of course Hillary will probably make the same gesture, but only Obama will mean it.
April 28, 2008 1:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
The most interesting fact in this polling.
Clinton and Obama garner almost the EXACT same number of white voters (separated by 1%). It seems Clinton's electability argument with white voters is a falacy.
However, Clinton's polling at 59% of the African American vote is CATASTROPHIC for the Democratic party. Can you imagine repercussions for Democrats down ticket? It's a potential TRAIN WRECK!
April 28, 2008 1:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah, but don't expect any of the networks to notice that. -.-
April 28, 2008 1:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'm sure AAs will vote for John McCain and the GOP candidates. In fact, isn't time AAs start watching FOX and listening to Rush and Hannity?
April 28, 2008 1:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
It isn't about who African Americans will vote for once they get to the polls...the issue is turnout. If Obama gets the nomination, no one can argue that turnout won't be huge. If Hillary gets it, I would suspect it would be less so.
April 28, 2008 2:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wow Dave...sorry, but your post seems to have become a cyber-meeting for Klans"men".
April 28, 2008 2:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
Isn't that racism? Ask John Kerry, Michael Dukakis and you might want to ask Bill Clinton twice.
April 28, 2008 2:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
...and won by all the standards set...
Isn't that your problem? That is, he hasn't 'won by all the standards set' and his campaign is trying to change the rules regarding SDs voting. Winning requires getting 2025 and he doesn't have them.
April 28, 2008 2:55 PM | Reply | Permalink