Clinton and WV win - racism at work

[gabeana]

great article except for the WV apologist on this board.


"It is true that twenty percent of those voting for Clinton in this almost lily-white, low-income, low-education state said they voted for her on the basis of race, which is to say they wouldn't vote for a black man. Theirs was a vote Clinton has actively pursued. Forty percent of her backers said they would not vote for Obama in the general election if he were the Democratic candidate.

What was not asked or reported, though, is what percentage of her voters would not vote for Clinton either, if she were to become the nominee. I'm guessing it's a fair number. That is to say, I think that people were voting for Clinton not because they support her, but because they wanted to vote against a black candidate.

You read it here: Hillary Clinton clearly has no more chance to win West Virginia in a general election than does Barack Obama"

snip


The voters of West Virginia are probably a lost cause. Too many of them, like the Germans of the early 1930s, have been convinced by the fear-mongers that their enemy is a group of "others"--in this case black people. There's not much a candidate like Obama can do about that. But the toxin of racism has been in retreat, thankfully, for years, in most of the nation, and Obama's excellent showings in states like Virginia, Missouri and Wisconsin are solid evidence of that.

http://counterpunch.org/lindorff05162008.html

[Texas Hill Country]

1. actual polls say different than his gut feeling... and please stop calling WVa racist... its wrong

[gabeana]

2. link them

I'm interested to see them

[Texas Hill Country]

5. link

http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Clinton/Graphs/west-virginia.html


and here is Obama

http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Obama/Graphs/west-virginia.html

[gabeana]

7. thanks!! n/t

[papau]

8. excellent - as if 92% AA vote to O after painting Hill/Bill racist is not racist race card playing

[BlooInBloo]

3. It IS wrong that the bulk of white WV is racist. Very wrong.

[theHandpuppet]

4. Could you provide a link for the percentages stated by the author?

Thanks.

[Toucano]

6. Except Survey USA's last poll had her beating McCain by 5 pts.

It's an old poll, but it's not irrelevant.

People need to get over trying to say WV is a red state. It simply isn't true.

[papau]

11. todays Gallup shows Hill beats McCain by 5 while O is tied nationally

[Lord Helmet]

9. she sure worked that racist vote pretty good

gross

[mudesi]

10. K & R for TRUTH (nm)