Oregon Demographics: White 90.5% Black 1.9% and Obama is heavily favored to win

[ericgtr]

Link http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/41000.html

I am getting sick and tired of Clinton playing this card, she cannot win and is doing all she can to ruin Obama and the Democratic party. We expect this from the GOP and it's unfortunate that Hillary is making them look good in comparison with her actions.

To all the Clinton folks who believe her bullshit racist remarks, take a good close look at Oregon. We are the final chapter in her campaign.

[virtualobserver]

1. according to some Hillary supporters, Oregon must be a "white guilt" state

Since you are the final chapter, you get to turn the page.

[FrenchieCat]

3. Sounds good to me.....

A brand new sparkling page!

[ericgtr]

8. More like slamming the cover

;)

[Leopolds Ghost]

56. Shutting the door... no... turning out the lights

On Edit: I'm actually surprised Obama's doing so well in Oregon.

The so-called "ghetto part" of Portland is 30% black... and people there
are scared of it.

And the Willamette Valley isn't a bastion of liberalism by any means.
it's sharply divided between moderate old-timers who reserve the right
to burn their fields in the summertime... ultra-liberal enviros with
wine presses and canoes in their garage... radical libertarians, and
(ahem) more than a few skinhead types... Last I checked only one of
these groups was in Obama's camp (and most of them aren't rich by any
means, which is why they moved to Oregon.)

[ShortnFiery]

2. Oh, they don't QUALIFY as "hard working" white people. Oregon doesn't count.

:sarcasm:

[FrenchieCat]

4. Too many smart people......

[knixphan]

51. bingo

[MH1]

65. I've heard that Oregonians are all elitists.

I mean the name even, "Oregonians"?!? Where the f--- did that come from? Is "Oregon" French or something?

:sarcasm:

[Zynx]

5. I think when you compare white voters from state to state you find there is no such thing

as a "white America". There is little in common between Oregon whites and North Carolina whites politically. I love it when people think white voters are some kind of coordinated voting bloc.

[ericgtr]

13. Look.. Hillary is the only one making that claim if you don't like it take it up with her

I am only citing the demographics of the state.

[PBS Poll-435]

15. Well...Now you have to go and make sense.

Damn you!

:toast:

[CreekDog]

33. they tell white people which candidate to vote for on their rebate checks

is that supposed to be a secret? :hide:

[book_worm]

6. and he's heavily favored in those other "black " states: Montana and South Dakota

[VotesForWomen]

62. yeah, what is about those abortion out-lawing red-staters that makes them love Obama so much?

i mean seriously, there seems to be a correlation; the redder the state the more it favors Obama. go figure.

[libnnc]

7. that does kinda throw a big rusty wrench in their little argument

don't it?

:kick:

[nomorewhopper]

9. hillary's racist meme is fine tuned for WV and KY. it will be a different hill we see in Oregon

[NanceGreggs]

48. Yeah, I here she's ...

... from Oregon, originally.

[VotesForWomen]

63. your race baiting meme clearly is not fine tuned for the GE, where it will fail miserably and take d

dems down with it.

[CreekDog]

10. Oregonians are LAZY white people

:hide:

(do i need the sarcasm smiley thingy?)

[leftstreet]

17. When I get up off my couch, I'm gonna kick yer ass

Tomorrow. Maybe.

:hi:

K&R for my homestate!

[CreekDog]

22. and my father's

:shrug:

i love Oregon.

[leftstreet]

25. What, what.

Did I need the :rofl: thingy?

[CreekDog]

27. Hey! Your profile says you're from Washington

or you just consider Oregon home because you shop there??? :spank:

[PBS Poll-435]

28. Haha....

:thumbsup:


;-)

[leftstreet]

29. LOL - We're too lazy out here to update our profiles

But I do live back and forth between the states. Now THAT takes energy.

[Quantess]

52. Same here!

I spend a lot of time in NW Washington. The gas prices are really making me wish my WA destination wasn't so far away!

But I'm registered to vote here in Oregon.

[ORDem]

40. LOL! nt

[quakerboy]

31. When i find a way around all these damn bikes, Im'a Comin for ya

Call me lazy, will ya.

[MirrorAshes]

11. well, if they aren't black, they must be elitist eggheads.

and god knows we can't be having EDUCATED people in the party. What a disaster THAT would be!

[PretzelWarrior]

14. exactly what I was thinking.

We're all a bunch of latte swilling foreign car driving elitists.

[MirrorAshes]

18. right. what a drag on the party we are!

with our fancy degrees and multi-slyllabic words and such. hmmmph.

[ekwhite]

70. Does a Honda made in Canada count as a foreign car?

1998 Honda Civic made in Windsor Ontario. By the way, I drink my coffee black.

[PBS Poll-435]

12. Between the Subarus and the Shakespeare, Oregon is a liberal wonderland.

Trust me, I am from there.

[cliffordu]

16. And don't forget that liberal bastion of Roseburg!!!!

(I used to live in Oregon too.... sheeit, for 20 years....)

[PBS Poll-435]

19. Roseburg? My Grandparents lived in Canyonville for about half a decade.

Pretty close, right?

:D

[cliffordu]

32. Yep - my band played in a crappy redneck bar right near Canyonville -

crap - that was back in 1974.....

[CreekDog]

26. west of the Cascades it is

elsewhere, phew! (excepting Bend) :crazy:

[BlooInBloo]

20. My race traitor brothers! I knew I had a home waiting for me somewhere!

[Crunchy Frog]

21. Yeah, but they're a bunch of egghead latte liberals, so they don't count.

[SeattleGirl]

23. But, but, but.....

WHITE PEOPLE WON'T VOTE FOR OBAMA!!!

ZOMG! I'd better call my sister in Oregon back and tell her NOT TO VOTE FOR HIM!!!

:crazy:

[CreekDog]

24. not hard working

they don't even pump their own gas!

?v=0

[Buck Rabbit]

30. I thought us Portlandians were mostly Lebanese?

[CreekDog]

34. so i'm guessing Hillary wins Medford, Obama wins Ashland

who is with me on that?

once we were shopping in Ashland and asked someone in a shop if something we couldn't find might be bought in Medford (20 miles away) and she said, "I don't know, we don't go there".

:dilemma:

[PBS Poll-435]

35. Exactly right.

Clinton has Talent & Phoenix too!

[davidpdx]

38. Actually I'm from that area

and wouldn't be surprised if Obama does well in Medford as well. I think Obama will take Jackson County.

[CreekDog]

39. i've noticed how much Medford has changed over the years

it's become a cool town. when I used to go there in the 80's, it was kinda depressed and depressing. but now...

[Leopolds Ghost]

59. I hate gentrified areas. I prefer the old Oregon of the early 90s

Call it "depressed and depressing" if you wish...

[Leopolds Ghost]

58. Hillary wins Tigard (skinheads), Obama wins Beaverton (internet geeks)

HILLARY:

Tigard (aka Skinhead Central)
Tualatin (white flight suburb)
Milwaukie (urban-rural mix near downtown Portland)
Bend (conservative desert resort town, lots of golf, no redwoods)
Klamath Falls (misnamed -- desertified, artificial lake)
The Dalles
Salem (republican dominated, state capitol)
Unincorporated Clackamas County
(trailer park suburbs, home of Tonya Harding)
Canyon City
Prairie City
Saint Helens
Sweet Home
Enterprise
Bonanza
Burns
Fossil
Echo
Drain

OBAMA:

Albany
Corvallis
Oregon City
Hillsboro
Beaverton (internet liberals)
Hood River (apple growers)
Lake Oswego (wealthy liberals)
Medford
Ashland (gentrified, theater festival mecca)
Grants Pass (right wing libertarians)
Eugene (left wing libertarians)
Coos Bay
Cannon Beach
Tillamook
Astoria
Seaside
Pendleton
Yachats
Paisley
Amity
Unity

[book_worm]

36. Obama will take Oregon in the end by at least 60% of the vote.

[CreekDog]

37. what's with the strong coffee up in Oregon and Washington?

that place Dutch Brothers has like a six shot espresso. :wow:

[ORDem]

41. Dutch Bros. sheesh don't get me started.... blechhhh.

[CreekDog]

42. you guys take your coffee seriously (except around Ontario and LaGrande)

:applause:

[swishyfeet]

43. The true latte liberals get their fix at Stumptown

[eridani]

49. We're so laid back it just makes us almost normal n/t

[ekwhite]

73. Hey, I like coffee that will climb out of the cup

and slap you in the face.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

44. It's them 7.6% trapeze artists.

[TragedyandHope]

45. LAZY VOLVO-DRIVING EGGHEAD ELITISTS

They don't count. Besides, the North and the West are not really part of America anyway.

[thoughtcrime1984]

46. Latte liberals, has to be the reason! nt

[still_one]

47. We all should be tired and ashamed that there are Democrats pushing this

What has become of the Democratic party?

Hillary says she connects with "white peope"

I would like to say that the President is not just President of white people, or black people, or liberals, or Conservatives

He is the President OF ALL AMERICANS

bush was only president of his base

and it seems some Democrats have that same philosophy

[OutNow]

50. O - now it stands for Obama

I thank my dear wife for helping me to move to Oregon. After 25 years in Texas I moved to Oregon last year. My wife is a west coast person and attended the U of O and softened me up with a couple of trips to Oregon and the Oregon coast over the last few years. When it came time to retire last year we decided to move to Eugene, home of many good things including my 2 year old grandson. Best decision ever. I must admit that it is nice to live in a neighborhood filled with Obama yard signs.

As for Texas - oh yeah - Obama won Texas also!!!!

[last_texas_dem]

53. Yeah, but every damn one of those white persons drinks lattes and eats arugula.

You can bet on it.

[gbrenna]

54. Oregon is probably full

of those elitist white people...or white people who don't work (sarcasm). Oregon doesn't count-didn't you get the Clinton memo? You see, only states that Hillary wins count because she says so.

[Zachstar]

55. I think that on the 14th that bit of wind will be out of her sail.

She is rapidly losing support around the country and Obama stands ready to get WV to within 10. The lack of a huge win means her arguments are finished.

And then its just the last bit as the 20th leading to one of the biggest Clinton defeats in this primary season.

May 21 the smoke will clear and Obama will likely be the nominee. Otherwise the smoke will clear on the 3rd.

If we continue to work this has no chance in hell of going to the convention.

[Cali_Democrat]

57. It's all about the left coast baby

Washington, Oregon and California. We aren't as caught up in race as a lot of the country. Thank gawd.

We prefer to look at policies over fear and racial division.

[Cieran]

60. Hillary: "Sure, if you start counting black people's votes..." n/t

[VotesForWomen]

61. subject line plays race card; post accuses clinton of playing race card. jeezus h. christ.

[Boxerfan]

64. Frankly-as a transplant I was shocked(shocked I say) by the amount of racism up here

I live in the Portland Metro area. It's not real obvious but it is there. Employers & others employ a soft racism as oposed to the more hostile variety commonly seen when I visited family in Houston way way back.

My Bat crazy "Born Again" Sister in law had never seen a colored person till she was in her late teens. She lived in Medford & aparentlty didn't travel a lot...There are less oportunities to see the stupidity of racism.

But by & large other than those beaten to a froth by the church or RW radio we are good honest folk & recognize that quality in Obama.

Obama is very popular here & I have no doubt he will take the state.

The only people who will switch from Hill to McBush are racists & project chaos clowns.

Oh-Just to add. I am a bit of a hard worker. I scrap cars-I'm a junkman! Best job I ever had-Killin cars. With metal prices my Boss is happy too...

[DeschutesRiver]

68. I have to agree with that

I am a lifelong older Oregonian. And Oregon has a bit of a racist history that most people either don't know (I didn't until I got older) or don't want to think about. Mainly, the KKK was big here in the 1920s - even our legislature helped them out with some outrageously racist laws. It was evil stuff, not as bad as some other states perhaps, but it sucks to have that piece of baggage in your history.

I could tell a thousand stories of whites here who are racist (have some in my family tree); took me until law school to meet blacks who were comfortable enough to admit to being racists at some events/parties we attended (kind of stuff that Carol Simpson said on Larry King, and more). A law school buddy and me went to the movies (he black, I white) and while walking across the parking lot we got a few unfriendly stares (this was in the 90s, in Beaverton) and he started joking about here is my life - want to cause a scene and shake up the white folk? which we decided would be funny for just about the first 5 minutes...bright funny kind guy, near top of the class, went to work for a big firm after, and still there was attitude at the movie theater, things that I didn't get subjected to, but I saw that he did. Later, in my horse show world, there were little groups of flat out racist bastards who said stuff that you'd swear people never say nowdays - but they do once you know them, and they let their guard down. Stuff that makes you want to stick a fork in them. Both sides, black and white. I don't think Oregon is the worst as far as racism goes; but I can't say it doesn't exist at all.

That said, from everything I hear (and I live on both sides of the state), Oregon has given this some thought, and is for Obama - because most people aren't racist here. And Oregonians. while varied in politics and lifestyles, are united in one thing... nobody freaking tells an Oregonian how to think or how to vote. And skin pigment just isn't at the top of the list of qualifications for candidates for most people. We have an interesting independent streak about our politics (including our ballot initiatives, where we don't wait for the legislature to make laws, we just think up some ourselves and put it to the people straight away).

[NashVegas]

71. Oregon Is For Obama Because They're Not Racists?

Are there no other reasons to be for Obama, other than proving how enlightened the state is?

[ericgtr]

72. This is just a direct response to Hillary, that's all

I certainly believe it's because Oregonians think he's the right person for the job regardless of race.

[DeschutesRiver]

81. Yes

that is exactly correct.

Ans the Hillary doctrine just isn't going to fly here, which is what I think important - ie, that she fall on her face for even attempting such crap.

[DeschutesRiver]

74. Not what I said

Oregon is likely for Obama because of his policies and character. Because most voters here aren't racist, pigment isn't a voting issue.

Because most aren't racist here, appeals by Hillary to white voters based on race baiting won't be taken very seriously.

Because most Oregonians aren't racist, being "enlightened" or not "enlightened" is kind of an irrelevant thing.

More clear?

[NashVegas]

75. This Is What You Wrote:

That said, from everything I hear (and I live on both sides of the state), Oregon has given this some thought, and is for Obama - because most people aren't racist here.

[DeschutesRiver]

79. Nothing personal

but when people parse things like this, and don't want to engage in a dialogue where they listen to the other side, I don't see the value of spending more time with it.

Oregonians for the most part are voting on issues - there is a way to read what I said that way, I even elaborated on it for you since you were unable to see it in what I wrote (and even what you quoted - understandable, since internet discussion often go that way), yet you still wish to hold onto a misunderstanding on your part, despite an attempt at clarification by me. You want it to read the way you said it, so those are your issues to resolve. This isn't win/lose for me, so not going to put a dog into that kind of hunt.

I am not much caring about changing people's dearly held views on pigment phobias - that was the younger me. I endorse anyone's choice to embrace the Hillary doctrine, even though I find it repulsive in my own life.

[rug]

66. In the end, the distinction is about class, not race.

[SoxFan]

67. Vermont by the Pacific

[jasmine621]

69. We already know that upscale whtie are for Obama...nothing new here. nt

[IsItJustMe]

76. You have to understand that Hillary is in WV saying this. Will this sell in WV? I don't know. If

it does, then I would say that there is something wrong over all in WV.

[Jennicut]

77. Oregon??? Sheesh, the state of the most latte drinkers ever. They don't count.

They are not "working class" whites. Define to me what that means? Blue collar workers? I think there are some of those in Oregon.

[nomorewhopper]

78. hillary will change the game again "ooops im sorry for saying racist things" and adopt a new slogan

[Unbowed]

80. Let's all say it together

But...but...

OREGON DON'T COUNT!

[senseandsensibility]

82. Seriously, why do you think Oregonians are for Obama?

I was born in Oregon, have many (most) of my relatives there, and now live in California. I thought Obama would win California, and I was shocked by Hillary's win. Of course that was way back in the Fall. I don't think she would win here in CA now. But I wonder what the difference is between the two states. California has a much highter Hispanic population than Oregon and a significant Asian population as well. I know from talking to my Hispanic and Asian friends that Hillary was very popular with them in CA. Those groups are much smaller in Oregon. Still, I don't think that's the full explanation.

[PBS Poll-435]

83. What calendar are you using where February is considered "the Fall?"

[NJSecularist]

84. Oregon is one of the premiere latte liberal and white guilt states in the United States.

It is no wonder why Obama is leading in the polls there. Latte liberal and white guilt voters are a major part of his voting bloc.

[madfloridian]

85. Are they white and smart?

That's the key.

:sarcasm:

[SoCalDem]

86. Oregon does not count..

Their white people are not like Hillary's white people.. Oregonian white people must be mutants, clones or hybrids

[PBS Poll-435]

88. Hybrids

And Volvo/Saab/Subaru

[anonymous171]

87. Clinton is framing the issue racially in order to divide us.