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Originally Posted by shinerbock
I think it depends.
Plenty of people, I'm sure, will vote for Obama SOLELY because he's black, or for Clinton because she's a woman, or for Romney because he's a Mormon.
However, I think others will vote for Obama because he's black and they're black and thus there is a likelihood that they have similar concerns. I think this is more likely in a religious context, especially one that is as close knit as LDS. However, I think it can reasonably apply in gender/race contexts as well, albeit, IMO, less likely.
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While this is true, you'd think instead of saying "I'm voting for him because he's black", people would say, "I'm voting for him because I support his views on health care / the war / personal freedoms."