Polls Underscore Obama's Racial Challenge
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In a recent poll conducted by Newsweek, Barack Obama seems to be facing challenges because of his race, name, and confusion about his religion. The poll broke democratic voters into two groups divided by a Racial Resentment Index. Obama polled better with those who had a lower score on the index, while doing dramatically worse with those with higher racial resentments. (No shocker there)
While this may not be news to most people, some of the numbers are so startling that they paint a more accurate picture to exactly what Obama may be facing come November. Here are some of the numbers......
In the NEWSWEEK Poll, participants were asked to answer questions on a variety of race-related topics including racial preferences, interracial marriage, attitudes toward social welfare and general attitudes toward African-Americans. Respondents were grouped according to their answers on a "Racial Resentment Index." Among white Democrats with a low Racial Resentment Index rating, Obama beat McCain in a hypothetical match-up 78 percent to 17 percent. That is virtually identical to Clinton's margin in the category, 79 percent to 13 percent. But among white Democrats with high scores on the Racial Resentment Index, the picture was very different: Obama led McCain by only 18 points (51 to 33) while Clinton maintained a much larger 59-point lead (78 to 18).
Who exactly are these high Racial Resentment Index voters? A majority, 61 percent, have less than a four-year college education, many are older (44 percent were over the age of 60 compared to just 18 percent under the age of 40) and nearly half (46 percent) live in the South.
This is a very interesting quote from the article.......
"18 percent of white Democratic voters say they judge the Illinois senator less favorably because of his name,".........huh???
Checkout the full article
While this may not be news to most people, some of the numbers are so startling that they paint a more accurate picture to exactly what Obama may be facing come November. Here are some of the numbers......
In the NEWSWEEK Poll, participants were asked to answer questions on a variety of race-related topics including racial preferences, interracial marriage, attitudes toward social welfare and general attitudes toward African-Americans. Respondents were grouped according to their answers on a "Racial Resentment Index." Among white Democrats with a low Racial Resentment Index rating, Obama beat McCain in a hypothetical match-up 78 percent to 17 percent. That is virtually identical to Clinton's margin in the category, 79 percent to 13 percent. But among white Democrats with high scores on the Racial Resentment Index, the picture was very different: Obama led McCain by only 18 points (51 to 33) while Clinton maintained a much larger 59-point lead (78 to 18).
Who exactly are these high Racial Resentment Index voters? A majority, 61 percent, have less than a four-year college education, many are older (44 percent were over the age of 60 compared to just 18 percent under the age of 40) and nearly half (46 percent) live in the South.
This is a very interesting quote from the article.......
"18 percent of white Democratic voters say they judge the Illinois senator less favorably because of his name,".........huh???
Checkout the full article
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