Looking at the internals of that Quinnipiac poll, I noticed the blacks still, predictably support Obama and the dems above the 90% level. Only 3% of blacks like Cain.
All that talk about blacks deserting Obama is just that... talk. They aren’t going anywhere.
Who do ya think they’ll support?
Some guy saying “get off your ass like I did”,
or the other guy saying “it’s whitey’s fault”.
Blacks will remain loyal to Obama to the very end. No one else wants him.
It is early still. A year from now all Americans will be much more familiar with Herman Cain.
———Only 3% of blacks like Cain.——
That is because they are slow on the uptake. That figure will rise once Cain is actually nominated.
Most blacks do not know Cain. They have heard that he is a traitor to the race and not much else. Let them get to know him after the primaries. I think a lot will prefer Herman. It’s still early.
“......the blacks still, predictably support Obama and the dems above the 90% level. Only 3% of blacks like Cain.
All that talk about blacks deserting Obama is just that... talk. They aren’t going anywhere.”
I could have told you that 2 years ago.
Yeah, but now we all get to be non-racists because everyone gets to vote for a black man.
You know the left has to hate the fact that a black man is doing so well in the Republican Primary. So much for only white rich guys.
Proves it has nothing to do with race for them, it has to do with freebies.
All that talk about blacks deserting Obama is just that... talk. They aren’t going anywhere.
You could be right. But the last poll where I looked at internals showed Romney and Perry both got 3% of the black vote, but Cain got 6% of the black vote. And the number of blacks who said "never heard of him" was also significantly higher for Cain than for Romney or Perry.
Given that most blacks are Dems, they aren't even paying attention to our race yet. So they haven't heard of him, haven't heard his message, and probably don't even realize a real black man is running for President.
Cain comes from a very large black church in Georgia, where he is very well respected. He also had a radio program for years. So he can reach into the black audience -- when the time is right -- whereas Romney or Perry cannot. That doesn't mean they will vote for him, but it means his message can be heard, so there is at least a CHANCE he can pull some of the black vote.
As proof that the Dems hardly know who Cain is (I don't mean political junkies like we all are, I mean the average citizen on the street). My buddy talked to a die-hard liberal yesterday who is a receptionist in a major company (even with her blue hair and tattoos). He brought up Cain and his smoking man video. She looked it up on YouTube. As she was searching for the smoking video, she said all she knew about Cain was that he got his 9-9-9 plan from a video game, and there's some allegation of sexual harassment. When the video of Mark Block came up on the screen, she said, "Is that him?" Referring to Mark Block. SHE DID NOT EVEN KNOW HERMAN CAIN WAS BLACK.
So you may be right. They may stay on the plantation. Or some of them may realize "How's that workin' for ya?" and go a different route. Reagan did. Perry did. Cain did. Lots of people eventually wake up and smell the roses -- and it ain't on the Dem side of the street.
Disclaimer: I don't have time this morning to look at the internals on THIS poll.
As long as Cain gets the independent vote, he’s golden. The other factor is the expected enthusiasm on the part of the Black voters. Will they turn out for Obama again after his lack of performance?
Who cares? The white vote is far more important and Cain will take it by a wide margin.
There's a long time to go. And there just aren't many blacks who follow the Republican primary process. I wouldn't have expected anything to change yet.
If he's nominated, then I'd look for some blacks to jump ship -- and we might not even know their intentions until the election's over. All he'd need would be 15% of the black vote and the Dems couldn't win.
Extremely interesting interview of former Dallas Cowboys great Emmitt Smith with Sean Hannity really gets into this topic.
http://video.foxnews.com/v/1151951432001/emmitt-smith-on-hannity/
They should do a recognition poll in the black districts. I’ll bet a substantial portion of the residents there don’t know who Cain is. You are correct is saying Obama will still get the overwhelming share of the black vote in 2012. But Cain would make inroads. I’m guessing twenty percent. Don’t forget that even many Blacks know Obama has been a dismal failure. That won’t prevent most of them from voting for him, but it could switch enough votes to make a difference.
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