2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: NC FACTS--not pundit BS or pollster malarkey--Look at the numbers--FINAL UPDATE #10 [View all]John2
(2,730 posts)The pundits are disrespecting the African American vote also in North Carolina. It is over 22 percent of the population and a significant part of the Democratic vote in North Carolina. The African American vote in North Carolina is about equivalent to the Hispanic vote in these Western States. What I'm noticing so far from early voting, Romney is actually getting less than 2 percent of that vote. If this is true, that is even less than John McCain.
I'll also point out their is no enthusiasm gap in that demographic, in fact it is higher than white voters according to these Polls. Every Poll I've seen had Romney getting anywhere from 7 to even 20 percent of the Black vote while at sometimes President Obama was only in the high 70s. Gravis Marketing comes to mind and USA\Civitas does too. This is where the Polls will be proven wrong. A lot of the GOTV for President Obama in North Carolina includes college students also. One other thing also, the Press has become an enemy and a slave of big money themselves. They keep saying Obama hasn't put out specifics, well I know what he wants to do. If the Press will take the wax outta their ears then they will see them too. Instead, they are a bullhorn for GOP right wing talking points just like Romney's first Debate, which had no substance whatsoever. The American Public is not as dumb as the Press thinks. We think for ourselves.