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Originally Posted by Texpat  If blacks comprise 15-17 percent of the total US population, Obama needs a boatload of whites to vote for him. |
I think the black population is still at 12% but I could be wrong.
The electoral college system is what makes the voting numbers a chess game. Certain states with a high percentage of black voters + a certain percentage of white voters that vote for Obama will give him electoral vote victories in those states, in the South.
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I wonder how it might have been different if he was half black but looked ... white ...  |
Appearance is an issue in America with regards to race. Even the different hues within the black community.