Posted on 09/21/2008 4:57:43 PM PDT by mathprof
It's the question more than a few African-Americans have been asked in recent weeks.
Are you voting for Barack Obama because he is black?
It's a question some African-Americans find offensive because it is a question hardly ever asked to a white person about a white candidate.
That said, Obama's ethnicity is certainly a big role in why he is doing so well among African-American voters, where he enjoys more than 90 percent voter support.
So, in part, the answer to the question is yes.
However, to think Obama's race is the only reason African-Americans vote for him is naive. Obama's overwhelming support is about the same as Bill Clinton and Al Gore received from African-Americans.
(Excerpt) Read more at mlive.com ...
Michael Moore’s hometown newspaper......nuff said!
Minorities’ dependence on government and the exploitation and perpetuation of that by the liberal party is a race issue.
So if blacks vote overwhelmingly for Barack, it is about issues and not race, but any whites voting against Barack have to be voting from racist motives, not issues.
No, it's not, it's insightful.
That's right. That's right. That's right. Hold that thought.
It's not about race. It's about Party identity. Ideology. It's RATist, not racist.
If Michael Steele was the Republican nominee, he would only get 5% of the black vote.
Ask the average black Obama voter to name five policy positions that Obama has talked about during his campaign. Heck ask them to name one.
There, fixed it.
If it is just about issues, then why didn’t blacks support Hillary. Obama and Hillary are almost identical on issues.
That's why he got 92% vs Hillary Clinton 8% of the black vote.
Its issues, not race.
They were so different on issues.
I don’t think Jessie Jackson agrees or there would be no need for “part removal”
Actually, he “only” averaged 86% of the black vote against Hillary during the primaries.
If he thinks he’s going to take 95% of the black vote during the GE (as some of his scenarios require) he’s in for a big surprise.
Won’t stop the MSM from claiming (yet again) that the black vote was “stolen”.
They can’t believe that blacks might vote for conservatives for the same reason as others.
Right O Rickey! And I’m a Nigerian Prince who needs a bank account where I can send my millions of dollars because I’m not allowed to have a bank account here. I’ll give you 25% of what I have if you’ll send me your bank account number. What do you say?
Big deal. I’m voting for McCain because he’s part Irish.
I love how he spelled out all zero of the issues they agree with. They don’t call him Zero-Bama for nothing!
1) He from da Chicago 'hood
2) He from da Chicago 'hood
3) He from da Chicago 'hood
4) He from da Chicago 'hood
5) He from da Chicago 'hood
There , are you happy?
This week-end the media has told us: some whites will not vote for Obama because they are racist deep inside their hearts. Now they are saying that most blacks will vote for him based on the issues, not because they are racist! If you believe that, I can surely sell you a bridge in Brooklyn.
And the opposition to Obama of all of the white folk who post to FreeRepublic is linked to issues, not race (as I’m sure is the opposition of all folk of whatever race who post here): he’s some sort of anti-free-market, anti-traditional-morality ideologue of a totalitarian or authoritarian bent. We just can’t decide if it’s socialist, Communist, or fascist. Whichever it is, we wouldn’t vote for him if he was of Northern European extraction, blond with peaches and cream complexion, East Asian, Yu’pik, or any other ethnicity, race or ancestry.
But if you say: Barack Obama's black support opposition linked to issues, not race...
...then you are considered a RACIST. BTW, is Barry black or something? I can't see past his Marxism.
issues not race.....lol
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