Posted on 02/28/2008 6:48:09 PM PST by jveritas
Democratic Base Fissures
Although attention has been focused on McCain's problems with the GOP base, there are indications that some Democrats might defect if Obama is the party's nominee. Overall, 20% of white Democratic voters say they would vote for McCain if Obama is the Democratic nominee. That is twice the percentage of white Democrats who say they would support McCain in a Clinton-McCain matchup. Older Democrats (ages 65 and older), lower-income and less educated Democrats also would support McCain at higher levels if Obama rather than Clinton is the party's nominee.
Read more at http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=398
20% is the number of people who actually admitted to it. The real number is higher.
NO. I differ. Today we had a big blowup in Texas with an elderly Clinton supporter haranging Obama about being black. There is a huge division between hispanics supporting clinton and blacks supporting obama. let them go at each other for another six months.
you write: (For the record, even though I can’t support McCain, I sure as heck won’t be voting for the hard-core socialist Obama. But there are a bunch of people who will, out of protest.)
A whole bunch, eh? Name both of them...
The People will tell pollsters that they are voting Obama then vote differently. Causing a huge November surprise. Besides using the race card will only make matters worse.
Heck, even during the focus group that Luntz did the other day, four people in the group said that they might vote for McCain.
Doubtful.
Hillary Clinton denounces anti-black supporter
Staff Reporter (elderly hispanic lady gives obama hell)
Posted February 28, 2008 5:52 PM
Sen. Hillary Clinton today rejected and denounced what some considered racist comments from one of her Hispanic supporters in Texas. Clinton supporter Adelfa Callejo had told the media that black politicians have done nothing for Hispanics and that Barack Obama “simply has a problem that he happens to be black.”
The 84-year-old Dallas Latina leader said that “when the blacks had the numbers, they never did anything to support us. ... There’s a lot of hurt feelings about that. And I don’t think we’re going to get over it anytime soon.”
In a separate interview Wednesday night, Callejo seemed to repeat the assertion to The Dallas Morning News even as she seemed to distance herself from her own words. “I have been told by a lot of people that they did not trust him because he is black,” she said. “They don’t trust him because of the local people. But that is minor, compared to his lack of experience. The most important thing is that there is no track record with him with Hispanics,” she said. Callejo then added: “I don’t think it is fair that that feeling exists.”
sssshhhhhh!
Wait until he’s the nominee.
and they will lie at the exit polls and say the pulled the lever for obama and then the exit polls won’t match up with the votes and the lefties will be screaming “they stole our presidency”!
I don’t believe that for a minute. No conservative or Republican I know will pull the lever for Obama. I think that during these next few months so much will come out regarding Obama’s leftist agenda that most Republicans/conservatives will vote GOP in this election.
Bottom line... there is racism in the world. There are some folks who would never vote for Obama or any black man. There are also some folks who will vote for Obama JUST because he’s black. Racism works both ways - get over it.
But from what I read over 20% of the base won’t vote for John Sidney McCain./s
you write: There are also some folks who will vote for Obama JUST because he’s black. Racism works both ways - get over it.
You mean when 90% of blacks vote for Obama they are not voting for the person?........I am schocked, SHOCKED!
I think you are right. I know people that have been democrat all their life and say they will vote McCain,not Hillary or Boma.
I mentioned this earlier. The actual amount would be much higher. In caucus states the Obama people use a combination of unanimous Black support and shaming/scaring white voters into going along. I have heard of this firsthand from disgusted college friends who are Democrats. They tell me if Obama wins the nomination they will vote for Nader or McCain, they are THAT disgusted by the heavy-handed race tactics of the Obama people.
Where did you read that? Over at Air America?
Rendell said McCain can compete in both the Philly suburbs and western PA. He’ll do very well among white Democrats, especially white male Democrats which are populous in both of those areas. At the very least, McCain will make Obama spend time and money in a state that he MUST have. There’s also the possibility that Rendell won’t crank up the machine all the way for Obama the way he might for Hillary.
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