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9. President Obama won because there are so many educated people

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:29 AM

Nov 2012

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So President Obama won because there are so many young non-white people? [View all] Still Blue in PDX Nov 2012 OP

They stayed home, perhaps theyre arent that dumb? Puzzledtraveller Nov 2012 #1

Well said. It was Americans uniting and fighting back. lalalu Nov 2012 #4

Every vote counts, but 59% of white people voted for Romney. yardwork Nov 2012 #5

As a lesbian, I do too! yardwork Nov 2012 #12

You're right. We all did it. nt Still Blue in PDX Nov 2012 #18

It is another part of the FOX attempt to paint Democrats as "OTHER." WinkyDink Nov 2012 #6

yep laundry_queen Nov 2012 #22

President Obama won because there are so many educated people Coyotl Nov 2012 #9

Obama's percent among white voters matched '92 Bill Clinton kerouac2 Nov 2012 #10

Two old, white Obama-voting folks in this household. OnionPatch Nov 2012 #11

Exactly right. nt Still Blue in PDX Nov 2012 #16

Obama won because of women Quantess Nov 2012 #13

They still haven't got a clue. efhmc Nov 2012 #14

At this point I thought that they will ever find it. BelleCarolinaPeridot Nov 2012 #24

i have 5 young white kids blueknight Nov 2012 #17

Amazing, isn't it? They acknowledged that half of what ecstatic Nov 2012 #19

What Republican heavyweights? Jack Rabbit Nov 2012 #25

good point. nt ecstatic Nov 2012 #30

Interesting. thanks nt ecstatic Nov 2012 #29

Smiling, always, because Obama won! Quantess Nov 2012 #33

Demographics usually don't lie. Whites voted for Romney 60-40, but Latinos coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #20

I want to agree with you but the numbers just don't bear us out. dawg Nov 2012 #21

I'm A Middle-Aged White Man, And So Are Most Of My Friends ChoppinBroccoli Nov 2012 #27

That's what I was thinking, too. Still Blue in PDX Nov 2012 #31

Old white voters went for Romney, but young whites went for Obama. reformist2 Nov 2012 #28

Thank you for pointing this out. sibelian Nov 2012 #32