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47. God is a Black Woman and She sounds like Barbara Jordan of Houston!

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We don't have a white voting problem. We have a southern, rural, white voting problem. [View all] aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 OP

'The difficulty is regional and cultural. Not necessarily racial.' NMDemDist2 Nov 2012 #1

Oh, don't look at tthe south only hollysmom Nov 2012 #2

Unemployment is high. Times are tough. The other side is going to get votes. aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #5

I'd like to see those same numbers broken out by sex. nt redqueen Nov 2012 #3

Lots of very interesting maps here: yardwork Nov 2012 #33

Well done BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #4

Not really, because it still puts all the focus on white voters, rather than disenfranchised voters. Lionessa Nov 2012 #8

The entire OP was about white voters Confusious Nov 2012 #52

I am focused on the terms "voting problems" which have little to do with white voters at all. Lionessa Nov 2012 #58

It helps to focus on the entire sentence Confusious Nov 2012 #90

Look there may be a white voter problem, but there is not whilte voting problem. Lionessa Nov 2012 #104

Agreed 100%. I would include some western states as well - Texas, Arizona, S Dakota as geckosfeet Nov 2012 #6

I pulled some more. aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #11

You haven't mentioned Washington woolldog Nov 2012 #94

Here are the results. aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #97

tks aaaaa woolldog Nov 2012 #98

The media is really mis-reporting the white vote issue. nt aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #99

Regardless of how white voters vote(d); the problem exists for those of color or poverty. Lionessa Nov 2012 #7

Bless their hearts, the kindest thing we can do is disenfranchise them for a century or so Fumesucker Nov 2012 #9

Absolutely! janx Nov 2012 #10

Agreed. aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #12

The Democratic party has lost a lot pipoman Nov 2012 #13

That doesn't explain the results in the south, which has no unions. yardwork Nov 2012 #31

Unions or none, labor will vote in their interests pipoman Nov 2012 #42

Also, working class "Ethnic" Whites tend to be very racist. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #14

The white southern voters are scared and.. ananda Nov 2012 #15

Wrong cordelia Nov 2012 #35

Culture warriors are equally blind. pipoman Nov 2012 #43

If losing white voters in NY, NJ, MD and PA is 'very well'... cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #16

on the other hand, THEY have an *American* voting problem. Bucky Nov 2012 #17

This is true in NC. Obama won much higher percentage of white vote in well educated, urban counties mnhtnbb Nov 2012 #18

My American history prof (who was from teh South) XemaSab Nov 2012 #19

That's true. I was once told that... aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #21

There IS a SOLUTION! bvar22 Nov 2012 #20

+1 nt aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #22

+1! uponit7771 Nov 2012 #25

Very well said. Indpndnt Nov 2012 #32

Not true in NC ProfessionalLeftist Nov 2012 #39

I think you missed the point of my post. bvar22 Nov 2012 #59

Um, low taxes at least in part truebluegreen Nov 2012 #55

Hey! You sound just like Mitt! bvar22 Nov 2012 #57

Sure, except I believe in everybody paying for stuff, truebluegreen Nov 2012 #62

And are YOU living in the USA... bvar22 Nov 2012 #63

No I am not living in the USA truebluegreen Nov 2012 #67

You obviously missed the entire point of my post, bvar22 Nov 2012 #69

If you think justified criticism is whining and bitching truebluegreen Nov 2012 #70

If you aren't part of The Solution, bvar22 Nov 2012 #75

Ah, platitudes and self-righteousness truebluegreen Nov 2012 #76

I relish being on your Ignore List! bvar22 Nov 2012 #84

THIS!!! Fawke Em Nov 2012 #66

Our media is no longer based on reality mick063 Nov 2012 #23

It ain't just the south n2doc Nov 2012 #24

And WOMEN HockeyMom Nov 2012 #26

The author of "Better Off Without 'Em" makes a strong case that Speck Tater Nov 2012 #27

I am reading that now. Very interesting book. n/t MadrasT Nov 2012 #29

Saw this on DU - Republican used to be a party...now it's a mental condition. paparush Nov 2012 #28

Exactly bluestateguy Nov 2012 #30

Bigoted. Ignorant. Intolerant. cordelia Nov 2012 #36

I think that we have a white Protestant evangelical right-wing church problem. yardwork Nov 2012 #34

Yeah, that pretty much sums it up. JoeyT Nov 2012 #54

here's some more data RainDog Nov 2012 #73

If the election had been between Herman Cain and Bernie Sanders, race would be proven irrelevant. proverbialwisdom Nov 2012 #37

I'm getting too old for this shit! SCVDem Nov 2012 #38

God is a Black Woman and She sounds like Barbara Jordan of Houston! Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2012 #47

I totally concur. There needs to be some serious applegrove Nov 2012 #40

agree; amborin Nov 2012 #41

We have to build the dem vote from the grassroots up in the south Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2012 #44

The MSM is lazy and really only interested in sensational items jp11 Nov 2012 #45

Thank you SpartanDem Nov 2012 #46

I'd call it a rural voting problem truebluegreen Nov 2012 #48

I agree with the rural dynamic. aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #50

Dems do no outreach in rural area here in TN Tsiyu Nov 2012 #71

As a Democratic field director in a rural, southern district tabbycat31 Nov 2012 #93

We tried Tsiyu Nov 2012 #105

Oregon and VErmont are Rural States where Most White Men voted for Obama JI7 Nov 2012 #53

Only part of Oregon is rural; truebluegreen Nov 2012 #56

in urban places PowerToThePeople Nov 2012 #72

Yes, I agree truebluegreen Nov 2012 #78

I have never heard "Quitta from Wasilla" before... PowerToThePeople Nov 2012 #86

Glad to hear Idaho is improving truebluegreen Nov 2012 #92

I grew up in a rural area that is solidly purple. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #100

Good to know. I'm not sure what the heck is wrong truebluegreen Nov 2012 #107

Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #49

Yeah, I was traveling through the southern states of North Dakota, Montana, mmonk Nov 2012 #51

Look in the mirror justice1 Nov 2012 #60

I'd separate Southern from Western voters. Rural western voters are truly anti-government. reformist2 Nov 2012 #61

Yeah! bvar22 Nov 2012 #74

Wow, and I thought I was painting with a broad brush. reformist2 Nov 2012 #82

"Not every Romney voter is a racist." bvar22 Nov 2012 #83

And if you want to see a map of this problem in NC mnhtnbb Nov 2012 #64

Here are the percentages of the white vote for Democratic candidates since 1980. aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #65

Sad but true Tsiyu Nov 2012 #68

Dems have fallen behind with whites since 1964. hmmm..what was a big issue in 1964???? greenman3610 Nov 2012 #77

+1 AgainsttheCrown Nov 2012 #88

I can't understand white voters in places like West Virginia and Arkansas Daniel537 Nov 2012 #79

Mostly it is from a lack of information and mistrust. bvar22 Nov 2012 #89

Agreed. mzmolly Nov 2012 #80

Your data does not prove your point. former9thward Nov 2012 #81

Big difference betweek losing the white vote by 3 or 6 points Daniel537 Nov 2012 #87

No doubt. former9thward Nov 2012 #91

NY? wtf? n/t flamingdem Nov 2012 #85

Upstate NY. UnrepentantLiberal Nov 2012 #95

Even the 40/60's and the 50/50's are vexing to me. TheKentuckian Nov 2012 #96

I think the canary in the coal mine on this issue is the Asian vote. aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #102

Yup, there is a "whats up with that" here for sure. TheKentuckian Nov 2012 #106

Racism is the main reason Andy Stanton Nov 2012 #101

People need to read "American Nations" by Collin Woodard. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #103

Missouri might be more of a culturally southern state than NC, or VA pstokely Nov 2012 #108