Posted on 03/08/2010 12:43:08 PM PST by Abathar
WASHINGTON -- Democrats facing strong headwinds this election season have at least one reason for optimism, according to polling that found the party's large African-American voting bloc eager to stay involved even without Barack Obama on the ballot.
About two-thirds of black adults in four states say they are closely following news about the upcoming midterm elections, and between 74 percent and 80 percent say they are very likely to vote, according to the poll, conducted by the nonpartisan Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. The organization surveyed 500 African-Americans in each state -- Missouri, Indiana, Arkansas and South Carolina -- all of which have Senate races in November.
How many of those voters follow through with their intentions will help determine if Democrats hold control of Congress. In many competitive congressional districts, blacks make up a quarter of the electorate, and they vote overwhelmingly for Democrats. Their surge during Obama's 2008 victory is widely credited with helping sweep many down-ballot Democrats into office who might have otherwise lost.
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Howdy Abathar,
Hard to believe blacks support this clown, obammy.
He is about to push amnesty for illegals. The very ones who take the jobs far too many black youth need.
Spring hit Indiana yet?
Well yes, of course. Prop up Obozo, but I have doubts about the sincerity of this, well maybe not, if ACORN hands out enough bling bling and more Panthers stand in front of polling places with billy clubs.
Two words: Obama money.
The brainwashing efforts of the New Deal, Great Society, public schools etc sure worked well. An i-pod in every pot!
Hi Joe,
Still little piles of black crusted snow in some parking lots, but I saw the first tractor today busting up a field and a couple of pretty girls walking around without coats on, so it’s almost here to stay. :)
I wonder if this is a push poll in order to push democrat partyists?
Convince the useful idiots Obama still controls the black vote.
Obama seems to be clearing the field quite well.
...thanks for posting that...all of us conservatives must understand that the Dems control urban America...and the population growth of urban America is high...and guess who controls the voting apparatus in the inner city?...is it any wonder that those population centers vote straight Dem?
What a pantload! Turn out just like they did in NJ, VA, and MA.
“Why not? It’s an easy 20 bucks.”
No kidding. Maybe five or six times that.
Don’t care about those tactics. Around here attempting to intimidate anyone at the polling place is a good way to get shot.
They will do the same thing they did the last time. You need to listen to Jesse Peterson’s talk radio show.
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“....the AP wrote, with group fingers crossed!!”
Life isn’t all that complicated, at least it isn’t for a simpleminded redneck white guy like me.
Liberal blacks are racist lowlife freeloading traitorous scum.
Liberal whites are racist lowlife freeloading traitorous scum.
Voting for Obama in 2008 was based on racism and selfish stupidity.... voting for Obama in 2012 will be a willful act of treason and wanton destruction of our way of life and our country.
I know exactly what you mean,
been a bad winter here by Florida standards BUT this week it will get really warm. Bikini weather.
Unfortunately there are still a whole lot of French Canadians here. Usually til after Easter and the French Canadian men wear bikini swim wear also.
That and too fat females and it can be tough.
Yeah, I’ve often thought how nice it must be to be among a group in which a person can blame away one’s short comings and failure in life not on ones merit or lack thereof but because of the color of ones skin and thus it’s not that persons fault but another segment of society that judges merit on skin color and as such is ‘’racist’’.
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