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NWCorona

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Tue Mar 1, 2016, 06:43 PM Mar 2016

Clinton's southern 'firewall' of support no sure thing come general election

"Clinton will need to do more than just win the lion’s share of the African American vote. Barack Obama won re-election four years ago with 93% of the black vote, 71% of the Latino vote, and 39% of the white vote. While minority turnout hit a record high, it only represented one quarter of the total electorate.
To win in the solidly Republican states of the south, Clinton will need to drive high turnout among minorities and hold a larger share of the white vote than Obama. Neither of those scenarios is clear-cut, not least with a likely opponent as unpredictable as Donald Trump."


http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/01/hillary-clinton-southern-support-general-election

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Clinton's southern 'firewall' of support no sure thing come general election (Original Post) NWCorona Mar 2016 OP
I guess that's just a chance we'll have to take, won't we? NurseJackie Mar 2016 #1
It would seem so NWCorona Mar 2016 #2
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