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OldDem2012

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32. It gets really quiet here in Alabama when I tell people I'm voting for the President....

Sun Oct 28, 2012, 07:46 PM

Oct 2012

...in the rare instance that someone mouths off, I have no difficulty in responding with actual facts. It gets even quieter then. LOL.

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To the Rarest Democratic Voter of them all: The White Man Democrat -- I applaud your Courage! [View all] boingboinh Oct 2012 OP

hardly that rare as tens of millions of white men vote democratic. cali Oct 2012 #1

Says you! DCKit Oct 2012 #4

Not so rare. OnionPatch Oct 2012 #2

Angry, old, white fart here. safeinOhio Oct 2012 #3

Here, here! I'm not old yet, but I'm angry too and catching up fast! nt rDigital Oct 2012 #22

"Maybe white men just naturally prefer republican BS" jberryhill Oct 2012 #5

I make assumptions about myself nolabels Oct 2012 #8

White men DO naturally prefer Republican BS Maximumnegro Oct 2012 #35

What do you mean by the word "naturally" jberryhill Oct 2012 #37

Imagine how hard we would puke Codeine Oct 2012 #6

You and jberryhill put into words what I couldn't. Thank you. n/t Butterbean Oct 2012 #13

. jberryhill Oct 2012 #24

Just another day for Bicycle Repair Man NoPasaran Oct 2012 #7

they are easily led with wordy bravado - they lack brains so they rely on show leftyohiolib Oct 2012 #9

Some of it is iq GitRDun Oct 2012 #10

Yep... LP2K12 Oct 2012 #11

Maybe it's cuz I have 4 sisters, postulater Oct 2012 #12

Represent! budkin Oct 2012 #14

I prefer to think of it as intelligence oswaldactedalone Oct 2012 #15

White male red-state Democrats, yes. The rest of us, it's easy. nt bemildred Oct 2012 #16

White women pulling for Romney: cf. Ohio high school girls elect Romney nobunnyclue Oct 2012 #17

You'd have a better chance finding Bigfoot in Texas than finding a white, middle-age Democrat. DJWBlue Oct 2012 #18

Oh my! Welcome to DU my friend. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #19

Thank you. Friend of mine turned me on to this site a few weeks ago. I love it. DJWBlue Oct 2012 #21

white middle aged dem living in texas... right here. though, i am not a texan seabeyond Oct 2012 #23

I Was The Only Member Of My Peer Group In 84 Who Voted For Mondale/nt DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2012 #20

What an absurdly patronizing post. theKed Oct 2012 #25

Women are *more likely* to be collectivist blazeKing Oct 2012 #26

48 yr old White (male) Democrat CANDO Oct 2012 #27

My husband is a while male Democrat in Alabama. shayes51 Oct 2012 #28

It gets really quiet here in Alabama when I tell people I'm voting for the President.... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #32

I'm a white 44 year-old male Christian liberal Democrat. Aristus Oct 2012 #29

You need to say "white, male, and straight" NCLefty Oct 2012 #30

Lots of crap being thrown around in this thread about "old white guys" and it's pissing me off..... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #31

There are exceptions, but when you look at the numbers, the solid majority of older white males RBInMaine Oct 2012 #36

It is especially OLD and MIDDLE AGED white males. Less so among younger, and trending that way as RBInMaine Oct 2012 #33

Glad to do my part DerelictDeminGA Oct 2012 #34

My husband, his brothers, my dad and two of my brothers are all white male Democrats! Love em' all! lolamio Oct 2012 #38

My father is one of the rarest of them all! EmilyAnne Oct 2012 #39

Enough with the "white man" bashing. You've been here for 97 posts... WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2012 #40

Not all that rare in the Northeast or Left coast. Most of the over 60 men I work with, including me SteveG Oct 2012 #41