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anigbrowl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 06:48 PM
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28. An exact draw would mean they each 'lost' 50%.
It'd be fairer to say he lost 10% of the white vote if you insist on viewing it in those terms.
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  -Exits say that 40% of Obama's winning coalition in NC was white. Dbdmjs1022  May-06-08 06:35 PM   #0 
  - imagine that.  FLDem5   May-06-08 06:36 PM   #1 
  - Go figure.  nothingtoofear   May-06-08 06:36 PM   #2 
  - He lost 60% of the white vote.  NJSecularist   May-06-08 06:36 PM   #3 
  - He is the nominee. Deal with it.  Blondbostonian   May-06-08 06:37 PM   #7 
  - She's losing 80+% oif the black vote  LSparkle   May-06-08 06:38 PM   #8 
  - We're counting black votes now?  hokies4ever   May-06-08 07:46 PM   #47 
  - He lost 70% of it in PA. You can NOT spin this as a bad thing!  Dbdmjs1022   May-06-08 06:38 PM   #9 
  - and she lost 92% of the black vote in NC--what does that tell you?  book_worm   May-06-08 06:41 PM   #19 
  - Blacks consist of only 10% of the electorate in the general election  NJSecularist   May-06-08 06:43 PM   #22 
     - A Dem cannot win a national campaign without winning the black vote substantially  book_worm   May-06-08 06:49 PM   #30 
     - weren't you an Obama supporter until the White Fright campaign?  foo_bar   May-06-08 07:00 PM   #43 
     - they consist of about 20% of the Democratic vote  hokies4ever   May-06-08 07:47 PM   #49 
  - An exact draw would mean they each 'lost' 50%.  anigbrowl   May-06-08 06:48 PM   #28 
  - Wow, I just heard Clinton got 6% of the black vote in NC. n/t  Life Long Dem   May-06-08 06:48 PM   #29 
  - Hillary only managed 14% more, and she took a grand total of 8% of the AA vote. That's ............  Exilednight   May-06-08 06:52 PM   #36 
  - Different circumstances in a General Election  BrentTaylor   May-06-08 07:01 PM   #44 
  - bwahahaha. she's toast. and he's improved his standing with white voters  cali   May-06-08 07:48 PM   #50 
  - Which state-both? nt  babylonsister   May-06-08 06:36 PM   #4 
  - NC. nt  Dbdmjs1022   May-06-08 06:38 PM   #10 
  - HUGE deal ... The voters who went for him in MD, VA, etc. came BACK!  LSparkle   May-06-08 06:37 PM   #5 
  - Hardee har, har !!!  Sequoia   May-06-08 06:37 PM   #6 
  - Blows the dearly departed jackson_dem's theory all to hell.  HawkeyeX   May-06-08 06:39 PM   #11 
  - Clearly they must have some black blood and not know it (sarcasm)  dmordue   May-06-08 06:39 PM   #12 
  - I hope this means that the manufactured Wright issue  Politicub   May-06-08 06:39 PM   #13 
  - CNN also said that Edwards only had 40% of white vote when he won Senate seat. nm  TeamJordan23   May-06-08 06:40 PM   #14 
  - Compelling factoid, right there. Thanks. n/t  writes3000   May-06-08 06:42 PM   #20 
  - Edwards didn't get 36% of white support in the Democratic primaries. n/t  NJSecularist   May-06-08 06:47 PM   #26 
  - The numbers need not reflect racist reaction  Bad Thoughts   May-06-08 06:40 PM   #15 
  - It has a lot to do with age, is what I've heard. nt  babylonsister   May-06-08 06:41 PM   #18 
  - Great News!  Walter Sobchak   May-06-08 06:40 PM   #16 
  - This white woman and EVERY ONE OF MY WHITE FRIENDS voted for Obama in NC.  blm   May-06-08 06:41 PM   #17 
  - thanks darlin - you rock !  Laura PackYourBags   May-06-08 06:46 PM   #24 
  - 96% of ID, IA, WY, ND, WA, MN, WI, CO,  sandnsea   May-06-08 06:42 PM   #21 
  - What's funny (not haha funny) that you pulled that stat out. No  Laura PackYourBags   May-06-08 06:49 PM   #31 
  - thanks ! Man, just got home from work - was in a stupid, petty  Laura PackYourBags   May-06-08 06:45 PM   #23 
  - The way that reads...  semass   May-06-08 06:47 PM   #25 
  - Hold on... I need to clarify.  Writer   May-06-08 06:48 PM   #27 
  - 92% AA and 40% white  Jake3463   May-06-08 06:50 PM   #32 
     - 6% black vote for Clinton. n/t  Life Long Dem   May-06-08 06:51 PM   #34 
     - "He wouldn't be my pastor"  Jake3463   May-06-08 06:56 PM   #39 
     - delete dupe  Life Long Dem   May-06-08 06:52 PM   #35 
     - So 92% of voting AA's and 40% of voting whites?  Writer   May-06-08 06:58 PM   #40 
        - 32  Jake3463   May-06-08 07:02 PM   #45 
  - Proud NC Obama voter here!!!  app_farmer_rb   May-06-08 06:51 PM   #33 
  - Ayup, Greensboro white-man-Obama-voter here...  tledford   May-06-08 06:55 PM   #38 
  - are you sure that's not just white men? just askin  Laura PackYourBags   May-06-08 06:54 PM   #37 
  - In NC I think its mostly elderly feminists & Walmart voters for Hillary  WillYourVoteBCounted   May-06-08 06:59 PM   #41 
  - I told people. We were going to vote much like VA  BrentTaylor   May-06-08 06:59 PM   #42 
  - Exit polls not matching up with actual vote  hokies4ever   May-06-08 07:45 PM   #46 
  - But were they all EGGHEADS?  EmilyAnne   May-06-08 07:47 PM   #48 
 

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