Black Support for Obama Is Steady and Strong

[Joan Ruaiz]

Quote:
Black Support for Obama Is Steady and Strong
By HELENE COOPER
Published: October 26, 2011
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Despite a school of thought in Washington that Mr. Obama’s support among blacks has weakened because of the poor economy and a sense of unmet expectations, interviews and public opinion surveys show that his standing remains remarkably strong among African-Americans.



Outside Washington, however, the story is markedly different. Mr. Obama’s support among African-Americans appears strikingly strong, even among many who are out of work, who might be expected to complain the loudest.

In a recent Pew Research Center poll, black voters preferred Mr. Obama 95 percent to 3 percent over Mitt Romney, “which is at least the margin he got in 2008,” said Michael Dimock, associate director for research at Pew. “There’s no erosion at all.”
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For many African-Americans, the main reason to support Mr. Obama is easy to cite. They argue that the modern Republican Party protects the rich at the expense of the poor, is hostile to social programs and thinks the way to fix the economy is solely through a trickle-down approach.
More....(Two page article)

Well, Yeah! Black Americans know the score. The MSM can't move them, and Smiley, West, et al, have much work to do still!

[jaxx]

Great numbers 95-3. That ought to rattle the naysayers.

[Cha]

"A school of thought" that the ilk of Smiley and West are pushing hard for.

Lol..I wrote about Smiley & West before I saw your mention of those two distractions from reality, Joan.

The way I see it..Black Americans are smarter as a large group..they aren't fooled like the average white guy. Is that racist? Sorry. But, that's the way it looks to me and I really appreciate that. It's our Country we're talking about. Our lives.

[Joan Ruaiz]

(10-26-2011 10:35 PM)Cha Wrote:  Black Americans are smarter as a large group..they aren't fooled like the average white guy.

They just don't get hoodwinked and bamboozled easily. They aren't spoiled in general, and they know damn well they didn't elect Obama to be their daddy!

[nofurylike]

(10-26-2011 10:45 PM)Joan Ruaiz Wrote:  

(10-26-2011 10:35 PM)Cha Wrote:  Black Americans are smarter as a large group..they aren't fooled like the average white guy.

They just don't get hoodwinked and bamboozled easily. They aren't spoiled in general, and they know damn well they didn't elect Obama to be their daddy!

[Drunken Irishman]

95-3 is nearly the exact number he received in '08 over McCain (won the black vote 95-4).

I would like to see that number against Cain. While I think Obama would win handily, I also think Cain would probably do better than Romney (though I could be way off).

[kahuna]

(10-27-2011 01:23 AM)Drunken Irishman Wrote:  95-3 is nearly the exact number he received in '08 over McCain (won the black vote 95-4).

I would like to see that number against Cain. While I think Obama would win handily, I also think Cain would probably do better than Romney (though I could be way off).

I think you're wrong about this DI. It's not a black vs. white thing. It's a Democrat vs. republican thing. We blacks have had the republicans number for a long time. We're not fooled by catch phrases like, "compassionate conservatism."

[nofurylike]

outstanding!!

thank you so much for posting that, Joan!!

[firedupdem]

They can forget dividing us. I stood in long lines to vote for Clinton and he wasn't perfect. Why they think we would throw in the towel on Obama is beyond me.

[OptimistesMaddie]

Hey Hermie...you listening...all those brainwashed black folk still like Obama....what say you...ya bastard!!!

bwa...haw..haw..haw..

[Brewman_Jax]

Black people aren't blind, deaf, or stupid.

Also, in the article, I shouldn't be shocked that they won't state the obvious: the republican party has been hostile to most non-white people, black people and Hispanics in particular.

[cannae1]

Of course it is steady and strong.
It would be silly to believe otherwise.