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leveymg

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10. He got 59%. Gershon misspoke.

Reply to pscot (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 02:34 PM

Nov 2012

News for Romney percent of white vote

ABC News

Election results 2012: Who won it for Obama?
Christian Science Monitor ‎- 1 hour ago
Mitt Romney, meanwhile, won about 59 percent of the white vote. That's the best a GOP nominee has done among whites since 1988, and not ...

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rMoney won 89% of the white vote? [View all] pscot Nov 2012 OP

I don't believe that either. Greybnk48 Nov 2012 #1

CNN Exit polls justiceischeap Nov 2012 #2

I thought he only needed to win 60% of the white vote to win auburngrad82 Nov 2012 #3

I'm fairly certain MSNBC has said Obama got 38 or 42% of the white vote NotThisTime Nov 2012 #4

that can't possibly be right. unblock Nov 2012 #5

Prhaps 89% of the Romney vote was white. (Not the same thing) cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #6

That sounds much more plausible. n/t Tanuki Nov 2012 #12

i think he got 64% d_b Nov 2012 #7

59%. Jennicut Nov 2012 #8

Even 59% is seriously F'd up Kalidurga Nov 2012 #9

He got 59%. Gershon misspoke. leveymg Nov 2012 #10

Not this white vote rightsideout Nov 2012 #11

Not even mathematically possible. Example CO is 70% white, 89% of 70 is 62. LittlestStar Nov 2012 #13

He did't win MY white vote! im1013 Nov 2012 #14

Not correct: 61% white men, 55% white women nt truebluegreen Nov 2012 #15

I am about as lily white as you can get and I voted for Obama and smirkymonkey Nov 2012 #16