The Other Forty Percent
by Susan Estrich
Everyone knows what the "right" answer is to the question of whether you would be willing to vote for an African-American for president. The "right" answer is yes. What's surprising is not how many people say yes, but how many don't. According to a Rasmussen Reports poll taken last week, 78 percent of all Americans said yes to that question, leaving 22 percent admitting either that they would not be willing to vote for an African-American (11 percent) or aren't sure (the o ...
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Posted by: alankorn
Comment: #1
Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:38 PM
Based on the results of Democratic primaries, it is reasonable to assume that 90% of African Americans plan to vote for Barack Obama in November. This means that only 10% of African Americans are willing to vote for a candidate that belongs to a different race. Susan notes that 60% of white Americans are willing to vote for an African American candidate. This indicates that white Americans are six times more likely than their African American colleagues
to vote for a candidate who belongs to a different race then their own. But somehow Ms. Estrich interprets these statistics as evidence that white Americans harbor residual racist tendencies?? Oh -- now I get it. She's a liberal Democrat!
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Posted by: Kathaleen McCausland
Comment: #2
Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:03 AM
This presidental race is not about race Susan and now you are putting it out again. Character and experience along with who will keep me safe are issues I am interested in. Don't bring gas into the picture for you can thank your democratic senate for this. We need to drill in this country for our safety as well. Russia is self sufficient in oil and if the arabs choose to cut off our supply it will shut down this country along with our military. Look how it is controlling our economy now. They have control over us. WAKE UP
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Posted by: Henry Smith
Comment: #3
Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:46 PM
The people Susan refers to are white poor people. Who's the racist? It is the Dems & Libs that are the rich and powerful in America. It is also the Dems and Libs that are the reason we have high gas prices. They are the cause of blacks & whites and other poor people to have single parent house holds. The 40' & 50's were when blacks & minorities were making strides ahead, in the late 60's and since they have declined. It is always the un-intended consequences of people like Susan and her party, that some how know better than us, what is good for them. Bill Clinton's theme was also "Change". I guess that meant from standing on your own to feet to kneeling on them. She even believes in Global Warming. I'm sure she believed in Global Cooling to in the 70's. How is it that Barrack Obama can do what he says when he's never done it himself? I wonder why it is that Dems and Libs think that the rest of the world should like us. If it wasn't for us, there would be no them. One more thing, how many terrorists attacks were made during the Clinton years and how many during the G.Bush years? Why, I think even a Dem or Lib can count that number. If Americas so bad leave it, there are plenty of other countries, well wait, no, none of them have a Free Speech amendment like we do. Get a life, get a clue, get me a beer would ya!
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Posted by: robert lipka
Comment: #4
Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:44 AM
Now that we have jumped over the "RACE" issue, that is not the only issue. After you have considered race, you MUST consider CHARACTER, EXPERIENCE, Positions on major issues such as ECONOMY, JOB CREATION, TAX FAIRNESS, ETHICAL HISTORY, LIFE HISTORY. SADLY, Barack Obama comes up woefully short on most of these issues. His landslide loss in the upcoming election will not be because of his race, it will be a result of his problems with the OTHER issues. The pundits are afraid to mention how quickly Barack Obama's stock plummeted after the Rev. Wright and William Ayers associations surfaced. AND NOW the Conviction and jailing of Tony Rezko, the man who gave Obama a sweetheart deal ala Rep. Randy Cunningham, on his Chicago mansion and property????? The public isn't buying this man anymore. And five more months of scrutiny will not help him as the vetting continues.
You cannot write off states like Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and expect to win. Obama lost 60 of 67 counties in Pennsylvania to Hillary, He will lose at least that many counties again against McCain. The Democrats have shot themselves in the foot with this nomination.
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Posted by: Steven
Comment: #5
Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:15 PM
I will not vote for Obama because he is a giant LIBERAL not because he is black. I'd vote for Condoleeza Rice or J C Watts..because I like their politics
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Posted by: Tom Camp
Comment: #6
Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:55 AM
Things in the country are a mess. The Republicans control the White House. Let's kick them out and put in Democrats. The Democrats control Congress. Let's kick them out and put in Republicans. Fair enough?
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Posted by: Carl Nyquist
Comment: #7
Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:17 AM
Every time I access the column through Drudgereport I get downloads to my computer. I have to stop reading the column
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