Clinton Touts Her Support Among Whites
The issue of race may once again be creeping back into the forefront of the Democratic primary battle.
In an interview with USA Today, Hillary Clinton cited an AP article "that found how Sen. Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me."
After Tuesday's results in Indiana and North Carolina seemed to have deflated Clinton's chances of winning the nomination, the New York senator's revamped message is that the delegate math "may be complicated, but the electoral math is easy" and that her campaign is "winning swing states."
Her frank comment about her support among white voters seems designed to bolster the argument that she's better positioned to win swing states with heavy white, working-class populations like Ohio and Pennsylvania than Obama is.
In Indiana, Clinton won the support of 60 percent of white voters, and in North Carolina, she beat Obama among whites by a margin of 61 percent to 37 percent, even though she lost the state by 14 percent, according to CBS News exit polls.
In an interview with USA Today, Hillary Clinton cited an AP article "that found how Sen. Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me."
After Tuesday's results in Indiana and North Carolina seemed to have deflated Clinton's chances of winning the nomination, the New York senator's revamped message is that the delegate math "may be complicated, but the electoral math is easy" and that her campaign is "winning swing states."
Her frank comment about her support among white voters seems designed to bolster the argument that she's better positioned to win swing states with heavy white, working-class populations like Ohio and Pennsylvania than Obama is.
In Indiana, Clinton won the support of 60 percent of white voters, and in North Carolina, she beat Obama among whites by a margin of 61 percent to 37 percent, even though she lost the state by 14 percent, according to CBS News exit polls.
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See all 56 CommentsUnfortunately, once again she proves herself to be a serial fabricater. The facts are that Barack Obama has been steadily gaining in the white vote. And why does she mention that the whites are ''hard working'', I sure she wouldn''t want to imply that Blacks are all lazy bums. Gosh, she would be a terrific leader for our country. Bush and Karl Rove couldn''t have been any more divisive if they tried.
And I had believed that all voters mattered! But I guess now we know, only the voters who have voted for Hillary matter and the only states that matter are the few states that Hillary has won.
Posted by cornbiker at 03:10 PM : May 08, 2008
Hillary is a Scorpio%u2026People born under the sign Scorpio usually do not lose because Scorpios pursue their goals relentlessly with passion and stubbornness. It doesn%u2019t matter to a Scorpio what the next outcome may be because, they welcome endings and rebirth. Hillary will drive this to the bitter end, to then hope to rise again on another day. She can''t help herself.
40% of white voters plus 90% of black voters does not equal 60% of white voters.
It does in the popular vote.
Posted by Truthmatterz at 03:07 PM : May 08, 2008
You are the one spinning this, not Hillary. She is not saying that AA voters are unimportant. But they are a much smaller fraction of the population than are whites. If a candidate had to choose between winning 60% of the 88% who are white, or 60% of the 12% who are black, which would he/she choose ?
And that''s not spin? I''d prefer to win 50 plus % of the total vote which is what her opponent has done and she has not.
I don''t know why we need to slice and dice the electorate in that manner anyways but the Clinton camaign always does and then points the finger at her opponent afterwards.
Take a lesson from her husband. He also won 90% of the black vote combined with losing a majority of the white vote and he was elected twice,
The truth is that those "hard-working white Americans" have been voting mostly Republican for quite some time and will most likely continue to do so whether it''s Obama or Clinton as the nominee.
Posted by realpatriot1 at 04:30 PM : May 08, 2008
Yes, of course. Any candidate would prefer to win 50+% of the total electorate. Hillary has come mighty close. Obama is only ahead by something like 87,000 out of a total of some 32 million votes (incl. all voters).
Slicing and dicing the electorate into different demographic groups is what news commentators and politians always do. The Obama campaign does it too. There''s no need to be offended by it. It is not saying that some groups of voters are important and others are not.
here is the question!
Who do you think black people would vote for, if Obama was not in the race at all
Hilary of course !!!!
So here it is in front of your eyes the Answer Hillary with all her votes plus Obamas black vote %u2026%u2026
And she would eat McCain for breakfast
But Sadly only 40 % of Hillaries supporters would vote for Obama ,, making him extremely weak opponent against Mc Cain
So even Obama is loved by democrats and media and is winning due to support from black people against Hillary for nomination
SADLY HE DOESN NOT STAND A CHANCE AGAINST MCCAIN
SO IT LOOKS DEMOCRATS WOULD RATHER HAVE OBAMA BE NOMINATED, EVEN IF HE WILL LOOSE AGAINST MCCAIN
THEN HILLARY WIN THE PRESIDENCY FOR DEMOCRATS
AND WHOEVER DOES NOT SEE THIS IS STUPID
here is the question!
Who do you think black people would vote for, if Obama was not in the race at all
Hilary of course !!!!
So here it is in front of your eyes the Answer Hillary with all her votes plus Obamas black vote %u2026%u2026
And she would eat McCain for breakfast
But Sadly only 40 % of Hillaries supporters would vote for Obama ,, making him extremely weak opponent against Mc Cain
So even Obama is loved by democrats and media and is winning due to support from black people against Hillary for nomination
SADLY HE DOESN NOT STAND A CHANCE AGAINST MCCAIN
SO IT LOOKS DEMOCRATS WOULD RATHER HAVE OBAMA BE NOMINATED, EVEN IF HE WILL LOOSE AGAINST MCCAIN
THEN HILLARY WIN THE PRESIDENCY FOR DEMOCRATS
Obama only leads in delegates because there is a racial devide, and 90 % of black people voted for him mostly based mostly because they want one of their own in White House, well that%u2019s fine but.
here is the question!
Who do you think black people would vote for, if Obama was not in the race at all
Hilary of course !!!!
So here it is in front of your eyes the Answer Hillary with all her votes plus Obamas black support %u2026%u2026
Thus she would eat McCain for breakfast and win presidency
But Sadly only 40 % of Hillarie%u2019s supporters would vote for Obama ,, making him extremely weak opponent against Mc Cain
And its obvious he can pool those people hillary can .
So even if Obama is loved by democrats and media and is ahead of Hillary in delegates due to support from black people.
SADLY HE STILL DOESN NOT STAND A CHANCE AGAINST MCCAIN
AND IT LOOKS DEMOCRATS WOULD RATHER HAVE OBAMA BE NOMINATED, EVEN IF HE WILL LOOSE AGAINST MCCAIN
THEN HILLARY WIN THE PRESIDENCY FOR DEMOCRATS
AND WHOEVER DOES NOT SEE THIS IS STUPID
In addition, Senator Clinton would have the support of the vast majority of black AND Hispanic voters in the general election. She would also do well in Florida and Michigan where I doubt there is anyone who would vote for Senator Obama after how he has so fiercely opposed counting their votes in the primary.
Another consideration is the caucus results which are not an accurate representation of the majority of voters, but constitute at least 14 of the states Senator Obama won.
Senator Clinton is without a doubt the stronger Democratic candidate in the general election and this race is not over.
Obama only leads in delegates because there is a racial devide, and 90 % of black people voted for him mostly based mostly because they want one of their own in White House, well that%u2019s fine but
here is the question!
Who do you think black people would vote for, if Obama was not in the race at all
Hilary of course !!!!
So the Answer is here in front of your eyes, Hillary with all her votes plus Obamas black support would win
She would eat McCain for breakfast and win the presidency for democrats
Whist on the other hand, Sadly only 40 % of Hillarie%u2019s supporters would vote for Obama , thus making him extremely weak candidat against McCain
And its obvious he Cant not attract those needed white people that Hillary can
So even if Obama is ahead of Hillary in delegates due to support from black people
SADLY, HE STILL DOESN NOT STAND A CHANCE AGAINST MCCAIN
AND IT LOOKS DEMOCRATS WOULD RATHER HAVE OBAMA BE NOMINATED, EVEN IF HE WILL LOOSE AGAINST MCCAIN
THEN HILLARY WIN THE PRESIDENCY FOR DEMOCRATS
AND WHOEVER DOES NOT SEE THIS IS STUPID
Let%u2019s play by the same rule and Obama and his supporters should stop the double talk.
Obama%u2019s win in NC proves beyond any doubt that he is a racially-based candidate. He can%u2019t win the general election with just the blacks and the young. It would be another %u2018Tsongas%u2019 election! Clinton%u2019s win in Indiana, by a slim margin, also raises the big question why Obama lost a state that he is supposed to win!
The media continues to be anti-Clinton. Her win should be presented in the proper context of the quality of each of these candidates%u2019 electability!
here is the question!
Who do you think black people would vote for, if Obama was not in the race at all
Hilary of course !!!!
So the Answer is here in front of your eyes, Hillary with all her votes plus Obamas black support would win
She would eat McCain for breakfast and win the presidency for democrats
Whist on the other hand, Sadly only 40 % of Hillarie%u2019s supporters would vote for Obama , thus making him extremely weak candidat against McCain
And its obvious he Cant not attract those needed white people that Hillary can
So even if Obama is ahead of Hillary in delegates due to support from black people
SADLY, HE STILL DOESN NOT STAND A CHANCE AGAINST MCCAIN
AND IT LOOKS DEMOCRATS WOULD RATHER HAVE OBAMA BE NOMINATED, EVEN IF HE WILL LOOSE AGAINST MCCAIN
THEN HILLARY WIN THE PRESIDENCY FOR DEMOCRATS
So why nominate someone who cant win?
AT LEAST UNTIL SHE CAN GET ENOUGH SUCKERS SO SHE CAN TAKE HER OWN MONEY BACK OFF THE TABLE.
HILLARY IS HISTORY!
DEPENDS ON WHAT THE MEANING OF %u201CWAS%u2019 WAS.
Yes Hillary go for the American votes minus the black. The black votes can''t get any better in the general election.
The black community goes for a scratch ball candidate which is a shame. They vote for color rather than substance.
NBC stinks. The left-wing liberals show us nothing but profanity and vulgarity.
"For the party, of the party and by the party." The communist party in American benefits from the incompetence of Bush attempts to steal and fix the election with an empty suit.
Should OBAMA luck in the election, the black and the young would face the cruel reality, an incompetent president who is only ''PRESENCE'' and provides you nothing but speech. A fat increase in tax for the middle class. An international humiliation in foreign affairs...
She has LOANED her campaign nearly $12 million dollars; at the moment there is not enough money in her campaign to repay her, if she quits then the donations stop, which means she has a problem recovering her millions.
However if she is clever she can continue and keep making requests for donations from foolish Clinton supporters.
Once enough gullible people have made donations and there is enough money to pay her back THEN suddenly she will announce that she is quitting for the good of the Party !
Does that make sense to you Clinton supporters?
Now go to her website immediately and pay back her loans!
But Barack Obama is ....Platinum Plus !!!
Bill: Hillary lets invite the Obamas Over, for a Night Cap...What about it ..Hun
Hillary: Bill, You''re reading My Mind...Baby
Bill: I got Michelle on Speed Dial !!!
Hillary: I got that ''Hot Barack'' in My Fave 5 !!!
Bill & Hillary: Were gonna make this Night a D@mn Night to Remember !!
Bill: Just Like Ole Times ...Hun...
Just Like Ole Times !!!
I need to do more research, I don''t recall reading about Hillary Rodham living in a Trailer Park! We may need to start calling her garbage mouth! This is the same error Sen. Clinton made when speaking carelessly about Dr. King when she lost the African-American Vote after holding a lead of 52% to 48% over Sen. Obama. Her recent nuclear remarks about obliterating Iran were equally careless! Intended or not, Sen. Clinton is starting to send out bad communication vibes not well suited for a potential Head of State. People liked Bill Clinton and Hillary benefited, what we are seeing now is that Hillary is not Bill!
Bill: Well Hillary, I campaigned throughout Rural White, Confederate Flag Waving, Southern Fed & Southern Bred, NASCAR WEEKEND, Robert E. Lee, Counties, throughout North Carolina...
Chelsea Campaigned throughout the Various North Carolina Colleges...
You Traveled Throughout the (NC Region) for the past 2 weeks and Lied like a Natural Clinton does and...
We had our Natural Lying, Scheming & Decieving A$$''s Handed to Us !!!
I Guess those Johnny Rebs, Country Bumpkins have Access to the World Wide Web and pulled one Over on us...
Huh ..Hun
But Barack Obama is ....Platinum Plus !!!
Bill: Hillary lets invite the Obamas Over, for a Night Cap...What about it ..Hun
Hillary: Bill, You''''re reading My Mind...Baby
Bill: I got Michelle on Speed Dial !!!
Hillary: I got that ''''Hot Barack'''' in My Fave 5 !!!
Bill & Hillary: Were gonna make this Night a D@mn Night to Remember !!
Bill: Just Like Ole Times ...Hun...
Just Like Ole Times !!!
Posted by Allamr18 at 11:48 PM : May 08, 2008
Because they didn''t forgive Obama. They used it like a stick to beat him with constantly.
Posted by tracy0morgan at 11:37 PM : May 08, 2008,,,
America is about 54% White and fading fast. Soon Hispanics will be the majority culture in the U.S.!
You''re an idiot. Hispanics are 15% at best, and of those, 7% claim to have "white" heritage and will easily be assimilated into the general culture.
And, even in the best case (for you) scenarios, will occupy about 25% of the population (half of those being WHITE hispanics, mind you) by 2050, that is, if illegal immigration is allowed to continue full force, and it won''t be.
Just wanted to inject a sense of some reality.
Posted by thebigdeel at 08:24 AM : May 09, 2008,,,
If you believe that you are ill informed! Hispanics can''t be counted because they cheat big time, officially 15%, unofficially 30% or more!, collectively non-Whites make up close to 46% of the U.S. population, I didn''t mean to imply Hispanics did but non-Whites which include Hispanics! Whites just recently started having babies again in record births and now make up about 54% of the U.S. Population as of right now and in case you haven''t been keeping track, the bulk of the White population died recently! Many claim White heritage on applications whether its true or not because they think it gives them some kind of advantage, and why would they think that? hmmm. lol
I think not. This Woman is a disgrace. To any level, she''d stoop.
The press and Obama are the only people calling this primary over. I have never, nor has my community ever heard of anything more ridiculous or absurd.
I am from a community of older white Americans. I am 58 years old and am very concerned about the bias shown by Obama supporters and the media against Senator Clinton. The questions most asked by my community is, how do the Democrats expect to win this election without the white middle class vote, white men and women and the older voter?
Senator Osama is embarrassing them as their candidate. He doesn%u2019t represent their values in his church or past relationships with his pastor. Not do they enjoy watching his condescending attitudes to the middle class of Americans. This elitist attitude pales in comparison to his beliefs
We need to continue voting. It was less than two weeks ago that Reverend Wright was in the forefront. The total repercussions of that issue have not been felt to this point.
By rushing to the decision that NC was the key state to determine his elect ability is absurd.
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