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99. I did a little research, way beyond you I suspect and, it was actually the (R)s fault

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Thu Nov 7, 2013, 01:27 AM

Nov 2013

Ya see, way off in internet land there's a thing called "google". There I discovered a local TV station called "NBC". "NBC" pointed out that the (R) candidate wanted to restrict voter rights, directly targeting the minority populations of Virginia and that fired up the black voters because they, like most people, don't want their rights taken away so a lot of blacks voted.

Also, the article pointed out that of the Asian population which makes up 6% of the Virginia population, only 1 in 6 voted so, if there were a race of people to point a finger at I would suspect racists would point at Asians and ask why 5 of 6 of them didn't even vote. But then that would be really racist to point a finger of blame at a certain race of people WOULDN'T IT?

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White men & women are the problem. [View all] Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 OP

And you can also throw in the Christie race to see the same demographic breakdown. bullwinkle428 Nov 2013 #1

The biggest shift to Christie was among Hispanic Women, then Black Men FarCenter Nov 2013 #18

No the White men and women that vote repub are upaloopa Nov 2013 #2

My meme? Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #3

Why are you tired of the facts? kcr Nov 2013 #4

The OP is not a fact upaloopa Nov 2013 #21

If they aren't facts kcr Nov 2013 #22

because it's bullshit in the same sense that most generalizations are bullshit cali Nov 2013 #51

But it's not a generalization kcr Nov 2013 #56

oh yes it is a generalization to claim that white people are the problem cali Nov 2013 #69

Reverse racism! Reverse racism! kcr Nov 2013 #71

Older and more conserative voters are more likely to get out and vote Retrograde Nov 2013 #45

Racist and broad brush... Decaffeinated Nov 2013 #5

Do you have some explanation for caucasians who don't vote Republican? Fumesucker Nov 2013 #6

They tend to be better educated, Urban or near city Suburban and younger. nt bluestate10 Nov 2013 #17

I've always enjoyed being a statistical anomaly n/t Fumesucker Nov 2013 #20

Me too. Brigid Nov 2013 #54

Drunken's point is the majority vote Republican treestar Nov 2013 #31

I think playing the "divide us up according to color" game is not smart in the long run Fumesucker Nov 2013 #39

maybe because it would be both nicer and more true hfojvt Nov 2013 #94

Result of alert, FYI alcibiades_mystery Nov 2013 #7

I can't believe somebody alerted. HappyMe Nov 2013 #9

This is America and this is DU. I can TOTALLY believe that somone alerted on this as well as the Number23 Nov 2013 #80

One of the biggest demographics we should be trying to reach is minority men. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #8

I think I agree treestar Nov 2013 #19

Yup. HappyMe Nov 2013 #26

Why are white women not voting Dem? Mojorabbit Nov 2013 #10

Marriage, religion, false sense of security? YoungDemCA Nov 2013 #62

perhaps it is only hopemountain Nov 2013 #68

I would think white women married to white women would be democrats joeglow3 Nov 2013 #70

lol, I think that was a typo treestar Nov 2013 #73

thank you, treestar�.corrected nt hopemountain Nov 2013 #100

Pass the butter please. Initech Nov 2013 #11

When they do these studies... yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #12

Yes. But the various Ethnic groups that fall under the "Asian" banner are still bluestate10 Nov 2013 #16

The Asians voted 77% for Obama in 2012. That's a higher percentage than the Latinos, of course okaawhatever Nov 2013 #23

What the hell? RZM Nov 2013 #38

I meant the right-wing media talking points. They said it was Obamaphones and free government stuff okaawhatever Nov 2013 #43

You didn't hear about it because they were 3% of voters. jeff47 Nov 2013 #46

Kinda like DU... betting there are very few yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #63

It's no surprise that they vote overwhelmingly D LittleBlue Nov 2013 #59

Thank God for Black people. trublu992 Nov 2013 #13

Thank God for Hispanics too. Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #29

Yep they sure do and were grateful for all people of color who vote their experience. trublu992 Nov 2013 #50

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #108

Too bad it didn't help with Prop 8 ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #67

Wow. Just... wow Number23 Nov 2013 #81

Yeah, I was shocked and disappointed too. ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #83

'Wow' that you're shoveling out a five year old incident in order to smear black Democrats/people Number23 Nov 2013 #84

I'm actually smearing all people, I didn't even stipulate they were Democrats ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #85

In a thread talking about white people's insistence on voting Republican even to their own detriment Number23 Nov 2013 #86

The real question is who's gonna cast the first stone? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #88

There were so many threads about black folks and Prop 8 that I am simply astonished that you appear Number23 Nov 2013 #90

I have always talked about whites voting against their best interests ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #91

Funny. I find ignoring an issue in order to change the subject and scapegoat and smear others Number23 Nov 2013 #92

That's a shitty myth. joshcryer Nov 2013 #104

That Kos diary is great. Hopefully it was (and will be) read by those who need it. Number23 Nov 2013 #114

The problem is as the nation become more diverse, it doesn't matter what most White bluestate10 Nov 2013 #14

Not buying it quinnox Nov 2013 #15

Apparently even Alan Grayson votes Republican. Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #24

He cites vote numbers BainsBane Nov 2013 #28

I guess "58% of whites and 10% of blacks are the problem" Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #32

There is a lesson here BainsBane Nov 2013 #34

How about white men and women are the solution...not the final one though. penultimate Nov 2013 #25

That's becoming more and more HappyMe Nov 2013 #37

especially Niceguy1 Nov 2013 #78

Please constrain your self-loathing Union Scribe Nov 2013 #27

single white women vote Democratic BainsBane Nov 2013 #30

that's strange hfojvt Nov 2013 #42

How is it that basic percentages are too complicated for many here? BainsBane Nov 2013 #48

I don't understand why so many get upset when it's mentioned. kcr Nov 2013 #58

is that really how one speaks statistically? hfojvt Nov 2013 #93

I'm wary of demographic division. BlueCheese Nov 2013 #33

Don't do it. JaneyVee Nov 2013 #35

SHM Mr Dixon Nov 2013 #36

It's a never-ending whitemare BeyondGeography Nov 2013 #40

The gop has made a concerted effort to label the Democratic party as the party of minorities. That okaawhatever Nov 2013 #41

100 percent vote-by-mail like we have here in Oregon would help with that. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #44

Do you have any idea how offended I am about such a blanket statement? icymist Nov 2013 #47

ugly, racist and no links cali Nov 2013 #49

LOL @ you calling me racist... Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #98

I saw the same numbers as the OP on MSNBC, I don't think its racist to point out the break in number uponit7771 Nov 2013 #105

i would be interested in the Ages of these White Voters JI7 Nov 2013 #52

White woman here. Not offended. Agree with you. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #53

When women marry, they tend to adopt the voting pattern of their husbands. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #55

Is there any proof of that? treestar Nov 2013 #72

31% of single women voted for Romney. 53% of married women voted for him. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #79

That doesn't mean they are doing it to follow their husbands treestar Nov 2013 #95

True enough. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #96

That's exactly the reason women were not allowed to vote! athena Nov 2013 #74

I find this astonishing LittleBlue Nov 2013 #57

I think you're talking to the wrong white people here. Brigid Nov 2013 #60

The white women that vote Republican tend to be older, married women YoungDemCA Nov 2013 #61

This white woman has NEVER been polled about her vote. Lizzie Poppet Nov 2013 #64

I'm just curious ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #65

Wow. Again. Number23 Nov 2013 #82

OT, but one recurring question that I have about these studies is Jamaal510 Nov 2013 #66

It could just be a correlation. athena Nov 2013 #75

SOUTHERN WHITE MEN AND WOMAN are the problem SpartanDem Nov 2013 #76

You will have to add most of the West to your region bashing. former9thward Nov 2013 #87

Umm polls tells a different story SpartanDem Nov 2013 #112

Umm your own graph tells it all. former9thward Nov 2013 #113

Yes it does SpartanDem Nov 2013 #115

humans are the problem NoOneMan Nov 2013 #77

Consider state after state CobaltBlue Nov 2013 #89

Yeah, Obama carried the white vote in WA and OR handily cemaphonic Nov 2013 #103

Really good point, it's a southern thing then... uponit7771 Nov 2013 #106

Maryland CobaltBlue Nov 2013 #110

LOL, being white must really eat at you then Corruption Inc Nov 2013 #97

I did a little research, way beyond you I suspect and, it was actually the (R)s fault Corruption Inc Nov 2013 #99

I don't allow racists on my screen. Le Taz Hot Nov 2013 #101

See ya! Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #102

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Married white women HockeyMom Nov 2013 #109

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