May 23, 2008

Non-African-Americans Continue to Shun Obama; Media Shuns Story (See Local Update)

Filed under: MSM Biz/Other Bias, MSM Biz/Other Ignorance, Taxes & Government — TBlumer @ 10:31 am

Old Media has mostly ignored Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s poor showing among non-African-American voters, even though it was obvious way back in the early-March Ohio and Texas primaries. To the degree that there has been coverage of the situation at all, it has been presented as if there is something wrong with the voters, not Obama himself or his “message.” Clay Waters at NewsBusters noted the most egregious example of this thought process (”Hillary Winning Too Many White Votes”) when he reviewed recent coverage in the New York Times on Wednesday.

While at the same time decrying the injection of race into the campaign when anyone suggests that Obama pastor Jeremiah Wright’s “white supremacy” shtick is relevant, Old Media is mere inches away from calling the vast majority of non-African-American voters in at least eight states racists, aren’t they?

Here is how the last nine major primaries (with apologies to Rhode Island and Vermont) have gone for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Take a good look, because I don’t think you’ll see these stats anywhere else:

ObamaClintonMarToMay08Primaries

Sources:

Of the nine states, all went to Bush in 2004 except PA and OR. Of course a lot can happen in 5-1/2 months, but Obama’s horrible performance with non-African-Americans in every one of the Bush 2004 states would make them out of reach if the election were held today (except IN, which could be explained by a next-door-to-Illinois effect, and appears just as out of reach), and could swing Pennsylvania in the red-state direction. The fact that Obama’s problem isn’t present in Oregon, which is almost surely a Democratic presidential win no matter who is on the ballot, is of little significance.

It’s unusual to have to admit that Hillary Clinton has a valid point about anything — but she has a point when she talks about electability, and Old Media wants nothing of it.

Cross-posted at NewsBusters.org.

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UPDATE: From the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Dennis Hetzel (HT to first commenter below) —

Northern Kentuckians can take some faint pride in apparently not having as many racist tendencies as some of their brethren elsewhere in Kentucky.

….. Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties appeared to give Obama his greatest support among counties with 6 percent or less minority population. You could theorize that more voters here seemed to look beyond skin color in making their choice.

Clear implication 1: All Northern Kentuckians have some racist tendencies.

Clear implication 2: Anyone not voting for Obama is a racist and “seemingly” not able “to look beyond skin color in making their choice.”

Wow. The only provable racism I see in all of this is in the excerpted paragraphs.

7 Comments

  1. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080523/EDIT01/805230332/1090

    And from Mr. Dennis Hetzel of the Enquirer’s editorial board (second item down), we learn he believes that whites who voted for Clinton are bigots, whereas blacks who vote for Obama are not.

    Comment by Kevin — May 23, 2008 @ 11:14 am

  2. OK I’ll bite. These were Democatic primaries. Do you really think these Dems will crossover and vote for 4 more years of Republican control, 4 more years of aggressive wars, 4 more years of Guantanamo, authorized torture and huge deficits because they don’t want to vote for a black man? Maybe some. But I have more faith in my neighbors and fellow citizens. And yes, you are right, 5.5 months is a very long time in politics. And if you look at polling data, Obama grows in strength the longer he campaigns.

    Comment by CityKin — May 23, 2008 @ 1:02 pm

  3. And if you look at polling data, Obama grows in strength the longer he campaigns.

    Yeah, I saw first-hand how well that worked in OH. (/sarc)

    If you think people are voting for Hillary/not voting for Mr. BOOHOO-OUCH because he’s black (an implication of what YOU wrote), you’re delusional.

    Comment by TBlumer — May 23, 2008 @ 1:40 pm

  4. And now Obama is polling 8 points ahead of McCain in Ohio.

    Its amazing how many Repubs are trying to convince us Dems that Hillary has a stronger case against McCain. Give it up already.

    Comment by CityKin — May 23, 2008 @ 2:42 pm

  5. Sorry if this is a double post, but my comment didn’t show up after 15 minutes and I am loggin off for the weekend soon.

    TBlumer seems to wish that no people voted for Hillary because she is white. I doubt that is the case, but maybe, I cannot read people’s minds…

    Anyway, I just saw a poll today putting Obama 8 points ahead of McCain in Ohio. Is this why you GOPers keep trying to convince us Hillary would be better?
    Poll

    Comment by CityKin — May 23, 2008 @ 3:04 pm

  6. #4 & #5 – Polls are meaningless, and the Bradley effect makes them more meaningless. What we have to work with are actual, recent ballots.

    Dems are free to choose political suicide. What’s amazing, and is the subject of the post, is how the stats right in front of everyone’s faces, and their trend, are being ignored as if meaningless.

    #5 – Classic straw person, bogus argument. Maybe some did vote for Hil ONLY because she’s white. Betcha it’s fewer than the # of blacks who voted for Mr. BOOHOO-OUCH ONLY because he’s black.

    What I don’t look forward to is 5.5 months of people saying that anyone who won’t vote for the Objectively Unfit Obama is presumptively racist. Advance note to anyone who tries to bring that crap in here: Bleep each and every one of you.

    Comment by TBlumer — May 23, 2008 @ 3:47 pm

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