I think there is quite a bit of spin around racial divide, about BO getting 90+% African American votes etc, but let me give it a little perspective:
-BO getting 90%+ votes because of race etc â Nothing new here. Many Democrats (Including Clinton in both elections got that % of votes and that kind of dis-parity )
(In fact, if you take Clinotn's 92 or 96 data, It will look eerily similar to the data posted above by Rajesh- 96 Average being 70 - that is he got 85% of the black votes nationally)
-Same thing about BO loosing by 20+% from whites â
Just to give an example, Edwards last election in NC senate:
(Thanks to google one can check: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/....poll.html
Edwards got 41% of white votes and 91% of African American Votes (Not much different from recent NC results, if you substitute Obama for Edwards) .. Of course, I just chose one example, one can choose other elections (Clintonâs win, or 2004 elections etc) and this kind of difference is far from being unusual.
What is relevant , to me at least, is in recent, BO wins in say, all people under 65 (above 65 he looses by 20+ points).. If one consider Whites, and if one takes, say college graduates, or younger (say 40 or less) he does quite well (wins clearly). I have a son, 4 nephews/nieces and their family and many friends in NC (and since my son in Duke there is big circle of college friends) and some one polled in extended family and friends, and although it is statistically small sample, BO had 95% support (and I can assure you there are no felons there , mostly doctors, professors etc). Of course, if one looks at college towns ( say Bloomigton, IN, or Chaple Hill/Durham, NC) , research triangle etc , Obamaâs lead is significant ( 60, 70 or even 75%) â¦
Speaking of exit polls, I just read, about 15% still believed Obama is Muslim <smile>.
Just some thoughtsâ¦.
Regards.
-BO getting 90%+ votes because of race etc â Nothing new here. Many Democrats (Including Clinton in both elections got that % of votes and that kind of dis-parity )
(In fact, if you take Clinotn's 92 or 96 data, It will look eerily similar to the data posted above by Rajesh- 96 Average being 70 - that is he got 85% of the black votes nationally)
-Same thing about BO loosing by 20+% from whites â
Just to give an example, Edwards last election in NC senate:
(Thanks to google one can check: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/....poll.html
Edwards got 41% of white votes and 91% of African American Votes (Not much different from recent NC results, if you substitute Obama for Edwards) .. Of course, I just chose one example, one can choose other elections (Clintonâs win, or 2004 elections etc) and this kind of difference is far from being unusual.
What is relevant , to me at least, is in recent, BO wins in say, all people under 65 (above 65 he looses by 20+ points).. If one consider Whites, and if one takes, say college graduates, or younger (say 40 or less) he does quite well (wins clearly). I have a son, 4 nephews/nieces and their family and many friends in NC (and since my son in Duke there is big circle of college friends) and some one polled in extended family and friends, and although it is statistically small sample, BO had 95% support (and I can assure you there are no felons there , mostly doctors, professors etc). Of course, if one looks at college towns ( say Bloomigton, IN, or Chaple Hill/Durham, NC) , research triangle etc , Obamaâs lead is significant ( 60, 70 or even 75%) â¦
Speaking of exit polls, I just read, about 15% still believed Obama is Muslim <smile>.
Just some thoughtsâ¦.
Regards.