>On Fri, 4 Jul 2008, shag wrote:
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>>so, why is 90% support for obama supposed to be impressive again?
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>Because it happened in the Dem primary -- normally the black vote is split
>more there. It's in the November Dem/Rep election that black support is
>always 90+ Democratic since 1964.
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>Michael
as i recall, the percentage of black support for clinton was right up there around 90% before obama made strides. no one would countered criticisms of clinton (had she maintained the lead) and said, "vote clinton because 90% blacks support her"
but otherwise, yes, yes. but the percentage black support in the presidential election has never been used as a reason to vote for kerry or gore or clinton. no one here ever seems to think that, b/c 90% blacks support gore, then everyone must vote for gore rather than a third party candidate or not vote at all. nor has anyone attributed any special meaning -- in terms of degrees of progressivity indicated by that supported -- as has been done here.
shag
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