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Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon White America don't like the boy. Cepting for the left wing crazies. |
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Originally Posted by sabang Obama is leading in every state carried by John Kerry in 2004 along with six states carried by George Bush: Iowa, New Mexico, Ohio, Indiana, Nevada and Colorado |
These are White states Jettie, and not noted for their Leftist tendencies.
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Originally Posted by sabang The issue still remains for Senator Obama whether he can overcome what some fear is a deep-seated racist reserve about him in middle America. |
Given his lead in the Polls, it seems to me it is only a minority of rednecks that discount him 'cus he's half white.
The economy continues to drag down the GOP's credibility too- the latest is a spiralling deficit-
Obama or McCain to inherit $US482 billion deficit
The next president will inherit a record US budget deficit of $US482 billion ($505.4 billion), according to a new Bush administration estimate released on Monday.
The administration said the deficit was being driven to an all-time high by the sagging economy and the stimulus payments being made to 130 million households in an effort to keep the United States from falling into a deep recession.
Obama or McCain to inherit $US482 billion deficit | smh.com.au
I am not sure whether Obamas ethnicity is neutral, or on balance negative to his overall electability. I doubt it is positive though.
Whatever the answer to that, he seems to have convincingly shaken off any credibility issues. I was interested to find out recently that Obama now enjoys about a 2:1 Polling advantage over McCain in the Jewish community- so basically, I was wrong. I'd thought he could write off the Jewish vote from the start.
I'm guessing, based on Polling data and with the Hildebeast stuff behind him, a similar situation exists in socially conservative 'middle America'- for most people the initial scepticism has evaporated, and Obama is a serious contender.
Of course there is a minority that absolutely won't vote for him, ever, because he's only half white. But theres also a minority that only ever will vote for him, because he's half black. Two equally uninformed opinions- but my guess is they cancel each other out in the election stakes.