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THE 400 POUND PURPLE GORILLA IN THE LIVING ROOM
That every one keeps trying to pretend is not there
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:07 EDT The painful task of measuring racism The Politico's Roger Simon has a new item that raises a depressing point. I was talking the other day to a prominent Republican who asked me what I thought John McCain's strongest issues would be in the general election. Lower taxes and the argument he will be better able to protect America from its enemies, I said. Republicans have a pretty good track record with those two. The Republican shook his head. "You're missing the most important one," he said. "Race. McCain runs against Barack Obama and the race vote is worth maybe 15 percent to McCain." The man I was talking to is not a racist; he was just stating what he believes to be a fact: There is a percentage of the American electorate who will simply not vote for a black person no matter what his qualities or qualifications. The question is just how big that percentage is, and whether it includes anyone who might otherwise be willing to vote for a Democratic candidate. Simon noted an Associated Press poll from earlier this month that found that "about 8 percent of whites would be uncomfortable voting for a black for president." That, of course, is a ridiculously large number of people who are willing to admit to a pollster that they judge people based on the color of their skin. It's compounded by the suspicion that there are plenty more who are also motivated by race, but are too embarrassed to admit it out loud while participating in a poll. How many will say they are going to vote for Obama because he is a Black? How many will say they are going to vote for Hillary because she is a woman? 0 comments from 0 users
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