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I’m not sure what you mean by singling out the 18%, but if it is meant to be the black vote (as I suspect), keep in mind that blacks are only around 14% of the population and are (i) a smaller percentage of the electorate and (ii) Obama doesn’t get 100% of the black vote. If we assume that 12% of the electorate is composed of blacks that would still vote for Obama, then the math is 12% + 31%, and 31% is 35% of the 88% that aren’t the 12%, so it would mean that 65% of those that aren’t the 12% would not vote for Obama.

28 posted on 10/15/2009 1:14:55 PM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he will protect you?)

(ii) Obama doesn’t get 100% of the black vote. lol. No, not quite! But pretty darn close. There are some great conservative blacks on our side. But judging purely by the Dem primaries, the vast majority would rather judge a man by the color of his skin. OK. 65%. The anti-Obama number discounting his probable race effect.

30 posted on 10/15/2009 1:26:25 PM PDT by chuck_the_tv_out ( <<< click my name: now featuring Freeper classifieds)