Oct 292008
According to Gallup Polls,White voters are split on Obama v McCain, 44% to 50% respectively.
Black voters however, favor Obama over McCain 91% to 4%.
With 38 million blacks in the US, accounting for almost 13% of our population, and Obama’s lead at just 9%, is it possible that racism will choose our next president?
Keys to remember:
- Racism doesn’t have to be whites discriminating against blacks. It can go both ways.
- I failed to find data supporting this, but I believe black voter turnout is significantly lower than white voter turnout
- Historically, blacks have favored the democratic party, so it may not be blatant racism
That being said, it sure is something to think about. 91% just seems ridiculously high.
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andyswan
