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Bradley Effect Bogus?
The Stiletto Blog ^ | October 22, 2008 | The Stiletto

Posted on 10/23/2008 5:13:29 AM PDT by theothercheek

Polling data suggests six percent of whites will not vote for Obama because he is black. But early voting trends in eight states suggest that Obama's under-the-radar black voter registration drives and get-out-the-vote efforts will bring this voting bloc to the polls in record numbers. Thus the percentage of voters who will vote for Obama because he is black will be greater than the percentage of voters who will not vote for Obama because he is black - a "reverse" Bradley Effect. Read more here.

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TOPICS: Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: barackobama; bradleyeffect; johnmccain; racism; thestiletto; thestilettoblog
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To: counterpunch

Personally, I’m excited to know that for the very first time in a long time, there’s just not 1 or 2 states being focused on. There are many states “deciding the election”...isn’t that the idea?


21 posted on 10/23/2008 6:10:30 AM PDT by jilliane
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To: counterpunch

I know what the polls are saying, but I can’t believe that McCain would lose BOTH VA & NC. VA, maybe.


22 posted on 10/23/2008 7:15:14 AM PDT by Tallguy ("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
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