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Yes, of all people, Liberal Obama is counting on voter suppression.....of the majority whites.
The handwriting on the wall, according to BuzzFeed, which reports:
President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign has spent more than $100 million on advertising over the last 3 months. Much, if not most, of it has been produced to shred Mitt Romney’s reputation and suppress turnout among white voters who might vote for Romney.
That last sentence is worth re-reading. It links to a New York Times op-ed that notes with equal candor, not to mention nonchalance:
He is running a two-track campaign. One track of his re-election drive seeks to boost turnout among core liberal groups; the other aims to suppress turnout and minimize his margin of defeat in the most hostile segment of the electorate, whites without college degrees.
It’s a simple matter of arithmetic, the BuzzFeed article goes on to note.
In 2008, black voter turnout reached its highest level ever. Hispanic and “youth” voters (ages 18 to 29) also turned out in record numbers. Obama captured 43% of the white vote, cinching a victory.
But with black unemployment reaching 14.4% in July and unemployment among millennials at 12.7%, enthusiasm is down. The dreaded “white vote” is now expected to account for 75% of ballots cast. By most analysts’ lights, Obama needs to capture 40% of that voting bloc to win a second term. But a Quinnipiac poll released on July 12 shows him attracting just 29% of non-college-educated white males. Taken together with other recent polls, Obama’s share of the white vote as a whole is well shy of the 40% threshold.
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows Mitt Romney attracting 47% of the vote, while President Obama earns support from 43%. Five percent (5%) prefer some other candidate, and five percent (5%) are undecided.
…A president’s Job Approval rating is one of the best indicators for assessing his chances of reelection. Typically, the president’s Job Approval rating on Election Day will be close to the share of the vote he receives.
Currently, 44% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president’s job performance. That matches the president’s lowest level of approval in 2012. Approval has been this low on seven days earlier in the year.
Fifty-four percent (54%) at least somewhat disapprove.
The GOP has been busily passing voter reform bills in the states where they are a majority to suppress the minority and poor vote, so what's the difference?
Obama will do just fine with the white vote. If he didn't, he wouldn't be winning the overwhelmingly white states that make up the great liberal bloc of New England, the Pacific Northwest, and Upper Great Lakes.
Yeah, so what if 80% of whites in all the backward states like Mississippi and Alabama think he's a "secret muslim"? The non-college educated voters in those states vote irrationally based on non-issues such as gays, God, guns, and abortion. I'm so very glad all those 'Dixiecrats' were kicked out of the Democratic Party long ago.
The GOP has been busily passing voter reform bills in the states where they are a majority to suppress the minority and poor vote, so what's the difference?
EXACTLY how does a Voter ID Law "suppress" anyone's vote?
You DO know that the US Supreme Court has already ruled (6-3) that Voter ID Laws are constitutional and do not violate anyone's voting rights.
Obama will do just fine with the white vote. If he didn't, he wouldn't be winning the overwhelmingly white states that make up the great liberal bloc of New England, the Pacific Northwest, and Upper Great Lakes.
Yeah, so what if 80% of whites in all the backward states like Mississippi and Alabama think he's a "secret muslim"? The non-college educated voters in those states vote irrationally based on non-issues such as gays, God, guns, and abortion. I'm so very glad all those 'Dixiecrats' were kicked out of the Democratic Party long ago.
This was only in BOLD type......how did you miss it?:
The dreaded “white vote” is now expected to account for 75% of ballots cast.
By most analysts’ lights, Obama needs to capture 40% of that voting bloc to win a second term.
But a Quinnipiac poll released on July 12 shows him attracting just 29% of non-college-educated white males. Taken together with other recent polls, Obama’s share of the white vote as a whole is well shy of the 40% threshold.
Voter suppression is when you discourage or prevent people from exercising their RIGHT to vote--it's when you make it harder for them to vote and you put obstacles in their way. It is NOT putting out information on a candidate that makes them less likely or less enthusiastic about voting for a candidate. That's called campaigning. This thread is beyond stupid...
Actually, according to stats, it's the stupid non-college educated that vote dem. Look at the way obama and his fellow travelers speak to Americans. The intelligent pay no attention.
One can only conclude this is the block that make up the c-d lefties.
Actually, according to stats, it's the stupid non-college educated that vote dem. Look at the way obama and his fellow travelers speak to Americans. The intelligent pay no attention.
One can only conclude this is the block that make up the c-d lefties.
Sorry. Romney's strongest demographic is middle-aged, white males with less than a graduate degree:
To win, Obama needs to get white voters to stay home
Says who?
From 538:
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This thread is beyond stupid...
