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80. The Washington Post is a right wing source?

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 01:20 AM

Jul 2013

who knew.

because, yes, I noted the politico link, but I also noted The Washington Post, which stated:

Obama’s 39 percent showing among white voters matched the percentage that Bill Clinton received in 1992 — albeit it in a competitive three-way race — and exceeded the percentage of the white vote earned by Walter Mondale in 1984, Jimmy Carter in 1980 and George McGovern in 1972.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/11/08/president-obama-and-the-white-vote-no-problem/

I also noted voter information from these sources:
http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/results/president/exit-polls
http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/results/president/exit-polls

edit to add - and I looked at census data on the numbers of voters for various ethnic groups. I'll provide links but you can go to gallup and pew yourself, right?

really rich. you're making a claim that is yet another lie!

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History will thank the African-American, Latino, and Asian-American voters who saved the world [View all] ucrdem Jul 2013 OP

If you were truly serious in the title to your post Crepuscular Jul 2013 #1

Obama didn't win 43% of white voters in 2012. ucrdem Jul 2013 #2

But what you are missing Crepuscular Jul 2013 #3

Romney got 59% of white votes cast in 2012. ucrdem Jul 2013 #6

Yes, but..... Crepuscular Jul 2013 #10

Absent the voters I'm thanking, Romney would be president. ucrdem Jul 2013 #11

Clearly you don't understand statistics Crepuscular Jul 2013 #12

Oh please. This is really getting silly. ucrdem Jul 2013 #13

You said that... Crepuscular Jul 2013 #19

I'm sorry, but that's magical thinking. ucrdem Jul 2013 #24

Ok Crepuscular Jul 2013 #25

that was a somewhat alarming exchange cali Jul 2013 #28

Confirmation bias isn't as alarming as you think. ucrdem Jul 2013 #31

say what? cali Jul 2013 #37

p.s. I do thank and applaud those who support him. ucrdem Jul 2013 #4

Saved the world, eh? kiva Jul 2013 #5

Have you been paying attention to Obama's travels this summer? ucrdem Jul 2013 #7

Ah, American Exceptionalism. nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #8

lol. cali Jul 2013 #9

A serious response. cali Jul 2013 #14

Strongly disagree. I think that barring catastrophe his presidency outshine FDR's. ucrdem Jul 2013 #15

His approval rating is in the 40s, and no one trusts the government anymore davidn3600 Jul 2013 #18

Oh I imagine his support is collapsing like it collapsed in November. ucrdem Jul 2013 #22

I hate to break this to you, but historians disagree cali Jul 2013 #21

Note the future tense "will" in the OP. nt ucrdem Jul 2013 #23

Ah, so you're basing that claim on events that haven't yet occurred. Marr Jul 2013 #54

A lot have, like ACA and the recovery, ucrdem Jul 2013 #63

Your mind galileoreloaded Jul 2013 #50

This game did not go well when played after Prop 8 Prism Jul 2013 #16

i think it was mostly in the South where Romney won such large percentages of white voters JI7 Jul 2013 #17

he definitely won the white vote in my state cali Jul 2013 #30

It's very fair to give nonwhite voters the credit for sparing us from Mitt Romney. dawg Jul 2013 #20

Except Crepuscular Jul 2013 #27

Yes, but "whites" as a group mostly voted for Romney, so nonwhites were the deciding factor. dawg Jul 2013 #29

Minorities were "a" deciding factor Crepuscular Jul 2013 #36

I've seen a lot of pretzel logic, and that's pretzel logic. nt ucrdem Jul 2013 #39

I don't think Crepuscular Jul 2013 #46

If minorities had voted for Obama in the same percentage as whites, we would have a President Romney pampango Jul 2013 #26

Let me guess, you heard it in NPR. ucrdem Jul 2013 #33

No. Was it on NPR? It's simple math. Romney got 59% of the white vote. If he had received 59% of pampango Jul 2013 #56

I feel especially thankful to the people who waited in lone upaloopa Jul 2013 #32

If it were up to white voters Obama would have lost both elections. ucrdem Jul 2013 #34

Still shaking my head..... Crepuscular Jul 2013 #43

Get off the white loathing guilt trip will you? upaloopa Jul 2013 #48

I drove a long way to canvas for him. East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 #52

No one is trying to diminish your or anyone's individual contribution. ucrdem Jul 2013 #53

You left out lgbt and jews dsc Jul 2013 #35

Props to both groups but that's a different OP isn't it? ucrdem Jul 2013 #38

well we all equally contributed to that victory dsc Jul 2013 #41

All who voted for Democratic or at least progressive candidates should be thanked, absolutely. ucrdem Jul 2013 #42

Maybe some of those folks have not been reading the news. Or this --> bike man Jul 2013 #40

Der Spiegel via FT and I don't see any numbers. ucrdem Jul 2013 #45

Everyone does indeed have an opinion, and some don't agree with yours. Imagine that! bike man Jul 2013 #49

Of course, and I'm sharing mine in hopes you'll consider that we take a lot for granted. ucrdem Jul 2013 #51

Thanks to the SCOTUS gutting the VRA, 2014 and 2016 could be ugly. CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #44

Yes that worries me a lot. In fact ucrdem Jul 2013 #47

Republican over-reach in states that party controls will make 2014 competitive bluestate10 Jul 2013 #60

I'm sure this thread will go down well. On DU. In General Discussion. Number23 Jul 2013 #55

Obama won the largest share of the white vote since 1976 RainDog Jul 2013 #57

Yes, in 2008. But white support forObama dropped from 43%in 2008 to 39% in 2012. ucrdem Jul 2013 #58

The majority of his total vote came from white voters. RainDog Jul 2013 #64

Yes, I'm simply looking at one question on the exit polls, because it's telling. ucrdem Jul 2013 #65

So, since the evidence is that white religious voters went for Romney RainDog Jul 2013 #68

Religion is not the identifier I'm focusing on, no. nt ucrdem Jul 2013 #69

because you don't want to present accurate information RainDog Jul 2013 #70

For the fourth time, the OP has nothing to do with religion. ucrdem Jul 2013 #71

actually, my posts are telling the truth RainDog Jul 2013 #72

Discussing race in electoral politics is not race baiting. ucrdem Jul 2013 #73

No. Discussing race dishonestly is race baiting RainDog Jul 2013 #74

Your claims simply aren't true. In 2008 Obama got what Bill got in 1996 and in 2012 he got 4% less. ucrdem Jul 2013 #75

LOL RainDog Jul 2013 #76

NOTHING in my OP is from Politico. The link is an error. But your entire rant is ucrdem Jul 2013 #77

The Washington Post is a right wing source? RainDog Jul 2013 #80

Doesn't change a thing and there's no lie except in your own mind. ucrdem Jul 2013 #82

no. you're wrong RainDog Jul 2013 #83

Dude. This is not about religion. ucrdem Jul 2013 #85

Dude RainDog Jul 2013 #88

While I'm very glad Obama won over Romney, polly7 Jul 2013 #59

The short answer is Iran and climate change. ucrdem Jul 2013 #61

uh huh. polly7 Jul 2013 #66

I'm pretty sure the world could endure the Romneypocalypse RZM Jul 2013 #62

Im not so sanguine. ucrdem Jul 2013 #67

Absolutely!!! Great thread! Major Hogwash Jul 2013 #78

Thank you ucrdem Jul 2013 #86

As an old white man mick063 Jul 2013 #79

I basically feel the same way. ucrdem Jul 2013 #87

I'm an Asian-American who voted for Obama in 2012 in my first presidential election where I voted, alp227 Jul 2013 #81

I think you're letting yourself get distracted. ucrdem Jul 2013 #84

I'm thanking them right f****** now! Started the night of the election.. Cha Jul 2013 #89

Thank you for standing out in the cold to cast your vote. bravenak Jul 2013 #90