70% of African American voters in Michigan vote UNCOMMITED

[peoli]

Potentially troubling news for Clinton in Michigan 'win'
Posted: 11:00 PM ET

Clinton won less than a quarter of support from black voters.
(CNN) — Hillary Clinton faced a grim statistic in Michigan tonight, despite her primary "win" there: results revealed that she may have reason to worry about her grasp on the African-American vote.

The Michigan primary vote was essentially meaningless: the national party stripped the state of its delegates because it held its contest too early in the election season, and Clinton was the only major Democratic contender whose name appeared on the ballot.

Even so, roughly 70 percent of Michigan’s African-American voters — a group that makes up a quarter of Michigan’s Democratic electorate — did not cast their votes for Clinton, choosing the “uncommitted” option instead. Yet these voters weren’t uncommitted at all: in fact, according to CNN exit polls, they overwhelmingly favored Barack Obama, whose name did not appear on the ballot.

Had Obama’s name been on the Michigan ballot, CNN exit polls show that he would have won an overwhelming 73 percent of the African-American vote, in contrast to 22 percent who say they would have voted for Clinton under those circumstances. If South Carolina’s large African-American community votes as Michigan’s, Hillary may not be feeling much ‘southern hospitality’ in that state.

–CNN Political Producer Alan Isenberg

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/01/15/potentially-troubling-news-for-clinton-in-michigan-win/

[Bread and Circus]

1. How do they know this. I voted uncommitted and no one asked

me my race and I didn't see race on the ballot?

Was this an exit poll?

[Occam Bandage]

3. Well,

in fact, according to CNN exit polls, they overwhelmingly favored Barack Obama, whose name did not appear on the ballot.

Had Obama’s name been on the Michigan ballot, CNN exit polls show that he would have won an overwhelming 73 percent of the African-American vote, in contrast to 22 percent who say they would have voted for Clinton under those circumstances.

[Colobo]

2. Nice!

[Bullet1987]

6. She's in trouble in SC and I think her campaign is beginning to realize that....

[jasmine621]

4. And they loss. nt

[sunonmars]

5. and follow that up with almost 70% of whites went for Clinton

[wyldwolf]

7. so 70% of MI's African Americans voted "uncommitted..."

...though "they overwhelmingly favored Barack Obama," which must mean 30% voted for Clinton, part of her approx. 60% win.

[TheFarseer]

8. hooray!

She beat uncommitted and Mike Gravel. Are you seriously trying to tout this as some kind of victory?

[wyldwolf]

9. yeah, which consisted of Obama and Edwards supporters! Hooray!

[oasis]

10. Whoop-dee-freakin-doo.

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