No, CNN, the States Sanders Won This Weekend Weren’t ‘Largely White and Rural’

[malletgirl02]

http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/03/28/no-cnn-states-sanders-won-weekend-werent-largely-white-and-rural

After Bernie Sanders overwhelmingly won the Democratic caucuses in Alaska, Hawaii and Washington state, CNN‘s Chris Moody (3/28/16) observed:

These caucus states—largely white and rural—are the type of places Sanders traditionally does well. In order to win the nomination, he must replicate this success in other, more ethnically diverse states that hold primaries, as he did in Michigan last month.

In fact, Hawaii is only 25 percent white, making it the least white state in the country, and the only state without a white majority. Alaska, at 67 percent white, is less white than 44 other states. (Vets for Bernie noted that CNN not long ago ran a story about Alaska’s ethnic diversity, which “may surprise folks from the Lower 48 who picture Alaska as a largely homogenous and snowy American extremity. But Alaskans are quite proud of their distinctive demographics.”) Washington state is 77 percent white, a little whiter than the US average of 72 percent, but still less white than 26 other states.

Nor are these states “largely rural”: Hawaii, 92 percent urbanized, is the 5th-most urban state. Washington, at 84 percent urbanized, is No. 16. Even Alaska, while more rural than the average state, is 66 percent urbanized.

[Scootaloo]

1. Hawaii is actually one of four states with nonwhite majorities

Now, the article might mean Hawaii is the only state where whites do not form a plurality, which is true. But California, New Mexico, and Texas are majority nonwhite as well

[Blue_In_AK]

4. I saw something here earlier

that said Hawaii is the most diverse state and Alaska comes in at number 5. We ARE rural - 1.2 people per square mile - but hardly "white."

[jillan]

2. I wish one of Bernie's many talented supporters would make an ad about this.

Showing Rachel, Stephanie Miller, CNN hosts & Hillary campaign surrogates saying that Hawaii is a largely white state.

Show their idiocy to the world while ignoring the many other groups of people that are not black or white.

[Roaberner]

3. Clinton News Network (CNN)?

[JDPriestly]

5. California does not have so many African-Americans and yet white people are not the majority.

That reality is something that is ignored in much of the country.

The term "minority" means something very different today than it did in 1955.