What is up with this racial divide?

[KurtNilsen]

Blacks overwhelmingly for Kerry and whites for Edwards?

[library_max]

1. Is there a source for this?

Where are you getting that impression?

[KurtNilsen]

4. CNN exit polls.. Just watched the broadcasts..

I think it was Georgia exit polls...

Think there were similar patterns in cnn exit polls reported from Wisconsin.

[La_Serpiente]

2. hmmm?

do you have and stats to back that up?

[KurtNilsen]

6. See this link

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/primaries/pages/epolls/GA/index.html

white men: Kerry - 32 Edwards - 57
non-white men: Kerry - 61 Edwards - 23

[library_max]

13. Wonder how much of that white male vote

is Republicans voting crossover, possibly in hopes of sabotaging Democratic chances in the election.

[Frances]

3. Blacks made great gains under Clinton

They have suffered under Bush

Do you think they are voting for the front runner because they are desperate to have a Democrat in the White House?

[DjTj]

5. It depends largely on endorsements...

...in South Carolina, Clyburn delivered a lot of the black vote for Kerry.

...in Maryland, Al Wynn will deliver a lot of the black vote for Edwards. Elijah Cummings will offset some of that though.

...In Georgia, John Lewis will be a big boost for Kerry.

[sandnsea]

7. Weird, huh?

White southerners want one of their own and blacks want one that's not their own??? I don't know. Sure seems to validate that there is some sort of race problem in the south though.

[Uzybone]

8. Blacks usually support the more liberal candidate

n/t

[genius]

9. The death penalty may be a factor. It's racist and Kerry is better.

Kerry's not as good as Dennis or Sharpton but he's better than Edwards.

[TheDonkey]

10. Well it's because blacks are mostly Democrats and (D)s went lrgly for JK

Edwards is picking up a lot of rethuglicans and independents who voted for the flag referendum who'd probably vote for bush anyway in the GE.

[KurtNilsen]

12. That's certainly plausible

[gottaB]

11. maybe it's just issues