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Originally Posted by fantASTic
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."
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Oh sure, if you're putting it out there, then I believe they're probably voting for him simply because they're of the same race. I'm referring to the overwhelming support among black folks for Obama and Mormons for Romney; the unexplained results and polling numbers. I think it has to be bifurcated somewhat, because those are pretty natural candidates for those respective demographics.
Also, I think another factor is ignorance/apathy, because those who don't know what Barack Obama stands for (paging Susan Sarandon--sorry, had to) probably can't legitimately say "oh, well we're both black and he cares about these black issues that are important to me." Of course, then you get into whether or not they're simply shielding a simple and true response "because he's mormon like me" with alternate support which wouldn't be sufficient for other candidates.
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