Obama is fast losing white voters' support

Los Angeles Times ^

[steven33442]

After a summer of healthcare battles and sliding approval ratings for President Obama, the White House is facing a troubling new trend: The voters losing faith in the president are the ones he had worked hardest to attract.

New surveys show steep declines in Obama's approval ratings among whites -- including Democrats and independents -- who were crucial elements of the diverse coalition that helped elect the country's first black president.

Among white Democrats, Obama’s job approval rating has dropped 11 points since his 100-days mark in April, according to surveys by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. It has dropped by 9 points among white independents and whites over 50, and by 12 points among white women -- all groups that will be targeted by both parties in next year's midterm elections.

"While Obama has a lock on African Americans, his support among white voters seems to be almost in a free fall," said veteran Republican pollster Neil Newhouse.

[steven33442]

I think this proves once and for all that white people in America are racist. /sarc

[Ballygrl]

I forget which poll it was, maybe Zogby? but Obama lost 11% support in the black community too, and lost support in the hispanic community too. So it’s not just whites.

[Pearls Before Swine]

I think this proves once and for all that white people in America are racist. /sarc

And that enough of them were stupid last November.

[FlingWingFlyer]

There’s that old race card again. I thought Obama had “united” this country and the world. I guess I was wrong.

[steven33442]

Yes, black support of Obama has gone down from 98 percent way down to 97 percent.

[EGPWS]

New surveys show steep declines in Obama's approval ratings among whites -- including Democrats and independents -- who were crucial elements of the diverse coalition that helped elect the country's first black president.

Us white folk are doubly bad racists to be mean enough to egg on our first black president only to turn on him and give full support to his white side only.

[rbg81]

I wonder how much of this is due to people watching videos of Van Jones shooting off his mouth? Its pretty clear that Obama knew exactly what this guy was and still appointed him. Just like he knew what Rev. Wright was and still attended his church.

[BenLurkin]

It proves that the L A Times is racist.

[winodog]

I think it proves that most people are like the double minded man. They have more trouble then possible with critical thinking and reasoning. They did not learn anything about basic history let alone the Constitution and exactly what makes it so great. The have zero notion of the Rule of Law and why three simple words can have profound effect on cultures, nations, civilization.

They really do get there news from Katie and the other two arms of the fedgov media guide. Our founding faters said you needed to be an educated land owning white male for a reason.

[Bryanw92]

I saw a white guy in a WHITE car today. This proves that all white people are rascist!

[freedumb2003]

Look at the “hate whitey” types he has successfully and unsuccessfully tried to put into his shadow administration and the complete hate-whitey racist he put into SCOTUS.

[garyhope]

“Losing”?

I think they mean has lost. Or in the case of myself and many friends, never had.

[MNJohnnie]

Pew Research Center for the People and the Pres

This is really bad news. If even this left of center propaganda outlet is showing these numbers, the real numbers are probably much worse for the 0 regime.

[FrankR]

Zero has let it be known in more ways than one how he feels about white people;

I am white.

Therefore, I take offense to his comments about whites and his race-pandering.

Therefore, I don't support him.

Now, change all the instances of "white" to "black" and tell me how a black person would feel about it?

I'm not going to throw my own race under the bus to support a black man who has already thrown my race under the bus.

[TruthFactor]

I think this proves once and for all that white people in America are racist. /sarc

Your sarcasm is spot on. The reason Obami "has a lock" on the black vote is because they are voting for him primarily because of his race. And that is the very definition of racism.

[NohSpinZone]

Some pundit, I believe Jonah Goldberg, described American blacks as the Palestinians of the Western Hemisphere. How utterly true. I do realize there are exceptions among the blacks, but to a large part they can be ignored by both parties because of their staunch support of Democrats and liberal policies. Classic DUmmies.

[MNJohnnie]

I saw a white guy in a WHITE car today. This proves that all white people are rascist!

I'm a white guy who drives a BLACK car! That proves I am racist!

[winodog]

Our founding faters said in order to vote you needed to be an educated land owning white male for a reason.

correction

[Ballygrl]

Absolutely not! It went down to 74%. Yes it’s still high, but to drop 11 points is a big drop.

[AndyTheBear]

So it’s not just whites.

Yet the LA Times needs to put some kind of angle on it beyond Obama just sinking in the polls--so why not inject the suggestion of whites being racist? Such always pleases the idols they worship.