[jveritas]

According to a Pew Poll conducted from February 20-24 2008, 20% of white democrats will vote for McCain if Obama is the nominee. So let Obama be the democrat nominee :)

[MEGoody]

This just seems like another attempt to stir up concerns about racism.

[Clemenza]

I call this the "Joe Six Pack vs. Darnell 40 oz." factor. Obama does well in areas where either the black population is small, or where it is close to a majority of the Democratic electorate. Where he fails is in areas (New Jersey, New York, possibly Ohio) where there is a large enough black population to cause "tensions" with whites, particularly blue collar white male democrats.

The Joe Six Packs in the NE and Midwest Rust Belt may have pulled the lever for Clinton, Gore, and Kerry, but they are not going to do so for Barry O, for the wrong reasons in many cases.

[celtic gal]

Along ths same lines, yesterday on a FOXNEWS show, it was said that the white male swing vote could go for Obama. I think both Hillary and Obama are really bad news but I think he is more dangerous because so little has come out about him. I hope MCCain has a staff that is doing some serious digging on him.

[Jim Noble]

This brings up one of my favorite subjects. Sorry I'm so late to the thread.

The elephant in the room (more properly, the donkey in the room) is the "Reagan Democrats".

THAT'S what made the 49 state landslide.

It is POSSIBLE that RR would have been elected sitting on the "three legged stool" (socons, fiscons, and neocons), but it was his huge crossover vote that was the rocket fuel which powered his victories.

There is no group in the population which is more alienated from the modern conservative movement than "Reagan Democrats". They LOATHE Dobsonites and Schaivo savers.

A candidate who cannot figure out why this is and what to do about it cannot win a national election against Obama.

McCain may be the man. We'll see.

[lonestar]

My Black friend thinks McCain will win.

[kidd]

I know lots of democrats who will probably stay home or vote for McCain if Obama is the nominee.

First of all, McCain is sort of apealling to them (after all, he’s almost one of them). Second, as many posters have noted, there is a great deal of racism amongst democrats, especially older democrats.

Note to self: buy Orville Redenbocker stock...there’s going to be a lot of popcorn sold in the next 8 months.

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[jetson]

I predict that there will be a mad rush to write in a new dem and republican prez come vote time as these losers are further exposed. Judicial watch continues to dig dirt on them.