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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 05:03 PM
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3rd Post: Mississippi Prediction
Obama will win a BIG victory.

The racial divide in voting between the candidates will be one of the worst instances of racial polarization in any election EVER.

It will be a sad day for America.

Unfortunately, Obama's probable abysmal showing among white Mississippians will be media fodder during the 6 weeks of nothing before Pennsylvania.

That's not fair, because Mississippi is a special case. One of the few places where even white Dems can be quite backward, as a group. (Not everyone! As a group.)

(Sorry, but it's a hell-hole. As a child I once had FBI protection against the Klan in Mississippi. It's a long story, but suffice it to say that my Father wanted black people to be paid the same wage for the same work, and it didn't play well. Granted, that was in the 1960s, but something like that makes an impression.)

But fair or not, the media seems to love this racial stuff. So they'll obsess.
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democrattotheend Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 05:04 PM
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1. I'm hoping he can break 30% of the white vote
Polls had him between the teens and the 20's. 30% would be a respectable showing given Mississippi's history.
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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 05:14 PM
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3. I agree. 30% would be hopeful.
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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 07:57 PM
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10. .
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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 09:40 PM
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11. !!!
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skipos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 05:07 PM
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2. Will MSM talk about the racial divide in his WY victory too?
I'd like to hear some analysis of that.
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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 05:23 PM
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4. Obama won 78% of buffalo, but Clinton won mountain goats two to one
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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 06:01 PM
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5. .
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mrmx9 Donating Member (210 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 06:04 PM
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6. According to Fox exit poll Obama won 90% of the black vote but Hillary well ahead amongst whites
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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 06:05 PM
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8. Can you post a link?
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southern_dem Donating Member (587 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 06:07 PM
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9. I think that was
only among people who said race was an important factor. Not quite sure though...
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usregimechange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 06:05 PM
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7. Obama by 25%
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