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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 05:13 PM
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Why do 83% of black voters vote for Kerry?
Do you think it has to do with him being black too? Or these voters just appreciate his campaign promises more than any other ethnic group?

Why no other ethnic group has such a virtually unilateral preference towards Kerry or Edwards? And what is "white guilt" after all? It is just mind boggling. 83% to 10%? ARe you kidding me?

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/primaries/pages/epolls/LA/index.html

African-American (46%) Kerry 83% Edwards 10%
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jsamuel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 05:14 PM
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1. Edwards won the black vote in SC in 2004
Edited on Mon Feb-11-08 05:19 PM by jsamuel
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nonconformist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 05:17 PM
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2. By the LA primaries in 2004, Kerry was already the strong front-runner
Since he was already getting the majority of votes, and African Americans vote strongly Democratic so it makes sense they'd go for the front runner... I'm not really sure what you're trying to say.
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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 05:20 PM
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3. wait. why do 68% of Illinois WHITE MALES vote for him, too?
Must be a white male conspiracy, too!
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beachmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 05:23 PM
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4. Because he was the best candidate!! The obvious answer nobody
wants to admit. Same goes with Obama.
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Fabio Donating Member (929 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 05:24 PM
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5. Right.
And he seemed downright presidential to a lot of people i know.
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Adelante Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 05:25 PM
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6. 'Cause he was the second black president?
:dunce:
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nonconformist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 05:27 PM
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7. Delete - Dupe nt
Edited on Mon Feb-11-08 05:28 PM by nonconformist
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