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Donald Ian Rankin

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38. But only provides a lower bound on how much.

Fri May 9, 2014, 02:12 AM

May 2014

This tells you how many people will freely express racist opinions; it doesn't tell you how many will, for example, subconsciously rate black employees as performing less well than white ones.

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Nate Silver: Are White Republicans More Racist Than White Democrats? [View all] Jemon May 2014 OP

So yes. It's nice to see the trends going down over the years. arcane1 May 2014 #1

"What they say ..." frazzled May 2014 #2

Agree. How many are racists are going to truthfully answer.. Dawgs May 2014 #5

between 10 and 50% depending on year and which question..... which means it must be much more than bettyellen May 2014 #6

The irony to remember though, is that many will indeed answer thusly... LooseWilly May 2014 #22

Interesting, but all declared rather than revealed, and hence more questionable. Donald Ian Rankin May 2014 #3

this evidence demonstrates that racism persists Supersedeas May 2014 #13

But only provides a lower bound on how much. Donald Ian Rankin May 2014 #38

So yes, but not as much as we'd like to think. Scuba May 2014 #4

Water is also wet Gothmog May 2014 #7

Interesting BKH70041 May 2014 #8

No they aren't dsc May 2014 #9

In other words, 93% of Republicans and 97% of Democrats would vote for a black president Jemon May 2014 #10

yeah that is a huge difference dsc May 2014 #11

That's spin Jemon May 2014 #12

Shhhhhhhh!!!! BKH70041 May 2014 #14

Curious LooseWilly May 2014 #23

There's nothing I'd like to do more. BKH70041 May 2014 #24

Hehe... you're on a discussion board and afraid to discuss? LooseWilly May 2014 #31

Cautious BKH70041 May 2014 #34

Your dizzyingly agile intellect astounds. Which doesn't impress. LooseWilly May 2014 #40

I'm sorry, but although I respect Nate Silver.....I'm afraid he missed the mark on this one. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #15

many states still outlawed it until 1967 fishwax May 2014 #18

There's some truth to that. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #19

legally, yes -- as to the question of close family members fishwax May 2014 #20

And you judge that based on what? LooseWilly May 2014 #25

You kinda misread what I stated; I was referring to the laws still in place. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #26

"Blackwashing" ?? gollygee May 2014 #30

The OP was discussing issues of opinions, not legal status. If you want to change the context... LooseWilly May 2014 #35

Okay, I see. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #36

No offense taken LooseWilly May 2014 #41

How old are you? gollygee May 2014 #27

These graphs show something else also................. wandy May 2014 #16

there's only percentage points of a difference Supersedeas May 2014 #17

For things down in the lunatic fringe of statistics 20%, but notice once $$ enters the dicussion Johonny May 2014 #21

Not much of a big difference that i can see. bravenak May 2014 #28

Did this thread die a quick death or what??! I am DYING laughing Number23 May 2014 #46

Is he gone for real? bravenak May 2014 #47

I will shout: BS! ananda May 2014 #29

The time series data here is misleading Hippo_Tron May 2014 #32

Some truth to that, btw. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #37

I think that we would need to see more data before you can reach that conclusion Supersedeas May 2014 #42

Not too much, I guess. nt ZombieHorde May 2014 #33

Interesting JustAnotherGen May 2014 #39

Come back soon, again!...nt SidDithers May 2014 #43

Poll results are only reliable when they confirm what one wants to believe. n/t hughee99 May 2014 #44

In my self-imposed DU hiatus I somehow missed this. I'm shocked this went over like a lead balloon Number23 May 2014 #45