MAJORITY OF BLACK VOTERS BELIEVE VOTER ID LAWS WEAKEN VOTING POWER: POLL

[uawchild]

Source: Newsweek

Half of African-American voters believe race relations in the U.S. have deteriorated within the past eight years, and more than 70 percent believe voter ID laws weaken black voting power, according to a new poll.

The poll, released on Friday by the African-American Research Collaborative, also found that half of black voters do not like either main presidential candidates, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump. Black voters also are significantly less enthusiastic about the 2016 election compared to the 2012 contest, which pitted incumbent U.S. President Barack Obama against Republican candidate Mitt Romney.

Published four days before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the poll surveyed 1,200 registered black voters: 300 nationally and 300 voters in each of the following states: Nevada, Georgia and Pennsylvania. Those states were chosen due to their large black voter-age populations. In total, African-Americans make up 13.3 percent of the national voting bloc.

Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/black-voters-2016-presidential-election-poll-517340

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Not an election prediction, but still an interesting poll.

"Black voters also are significantly less enthusiastic about the 2016 election compared to the 2012 contest, which pitted incumbent U.S. President Barack Obama against Republican candidate Mitt Romney."

Well, duh. How many elections can you vote for the first African-American President? Just the past two, those had amazing historic black voter turnout for a very good reason.

Oh, sorry for the all-caps in the title, I just copy and paste titles from the original articles.

[Proud liberal 80]

1. also found that half of black voters do not like either main presidential candidates

isn't that true for all demographics giving both candidates unfavorables?

[Coolest Ranger]

4. Really

and this is based on what? Due tell

[Proud liberal 80]

7. the article stated that half of African Americans do not like each candidate

As if that was newsworthy. I was pointing out that it wasn't newsworthy given that the polls have said that Americans find both candidates unfavorable.

[Coolest Ranger]

9. Well hate to burst your bubble

but ever hear of bias? Because everyone I know is very eager to vote for Hillary Clinton

[Proud liberal 80]

10. my post was not a anti-Hillary post

I was pointing out that the statement in the article was not a big deal and irrelevant. Based on the unfavorable numbers of each candidate that would have been expected.

[cstanleytech]

2. Of course voter ID laws weaken their voting power that was the intent all along by the Republicans

because they know that a significant percentage of black voters will not vote Republican because the Republican party has been relying on and courting a racist voter base for decades to build its power.

[appalachiablue]

3. K & R. Shameful and dangerous action by raging racists.

[Coolest Ranger]

5. That's why many of us

are urging all of our family members and friends to keep voting even in the mid-terms

[BumRushDaShow]

6. The take away from this should be

that black voters are not fools either. We've been at this for a long time. And we have had to shoulder the burden for almost EVERY other demographic who chooses to sit home and let blacks take the hit for making the effort to push the Democratic Party over the top rather than face the gauntlet and other hurdles that we face, and getting up off THEIR asses and joining in.

[ananda]

8. This is a fact.

Period.

[Adrahil]

11. Everyone, but ESPECIALLY AA's....

must VOTE to show those Jim Crow bastards that those days are PASSED!