Real Name: Roy Mark Member Since: January 21, 2008 Last Signed In: September 21, 2008 Profile Views: 194 Blog Views: 1360 Poll: Racial misgivings of whites an Obama issue Gov Palin approval 53% and rising Media approval knee high papa and falling Clinton Administration cost us billions in lost offshore royalties Biden's mythical blue collar roots Come out, come out whoever you are SAME OL SAME OH YOU MAY BE A LIBERAL IF WILL THE ADVOCATE EVEN ADMIT IT HAPPENED? THE SKY'S NOT FALLING THE SKY'S NOT FALLIN G Hurricane study puts less blame on global warming April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 November 08 December 08 
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Poll: Racial misgivings of whites an Obama issue
From an article by Sep 20 01:11 PM US/Eastern WASHINGTON (AP) - Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Obama The poll, conducted with Stanford University, suggests that the percentage of voters who may turn away from Obama because of his race could easily be larger than the final difference between the candidates in 2004—about 2.5 percentage points. "There are a lot fewer bigots than there were 50 years ago, but that doesn't mean there's only a few bigots," said Stanford political scientist Paul Sniderman who helped analyze the exhaustive survey. Three in 10 of those Democrats who don't trust Obama's change-making credentials say they plan to vote for McCain. Still, the effects of whites' racial views are apparent in the polling. Statistical models derived from the poll suggest that Obama's support would be as much as 6 percentage points higher if there were no white racial prejudice. Given a choice of several positive and negative adjectives that might describe blacks, 20 percent of all whites said the word "violent" strongly applied. Among other words, 22 percent agreed with "boastful," 29 percent "complaining," 13 percent "lazy" and 11 percent "irresponsible." When asked about positive adjectives, whites were more likely to stay on the fence than give a strongly positive assessment. Among white Democrats, one-third cited a negative adjective and, of those, 58 percent said they planned to back Obama. The poll sought to measure latent prejudices among whites by asking about factors contributing to the state of black America. One finding: More than a quarter of white Democrats agree that "if blacks would only try harder, they could be just as well off as whites." Given a choice of several positive and negative adjectives that might describe blacks, 20 percent of all whites said the word "violent" strongly applied. Among other words, 22 percent agreed with "boastful," 29 percent "complaining," 13 percent "lazy" and 11 percent "irresponsible." When asked about positive adjectives, whites were more likely to stay on the fence than give a strongly positive assessment. Among white Democrats, one-third cited a negative adjective and, of those, 58 percent said they planned to back Obama. The poll sought to measure latent prejudices among whites by asking about factors contributing to the state of black America. One finding: More than a quarter of white Democrats agree that "if blacks would only try harder, they could be just as well off as whites." Researchers used mathematical modeling to sort out the relative impact of a huge swath of variables that might have an impact on people's votes—including race, ideology, party identification, the hunger for change and the sentiments of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's backers. Just 59 percent of her white Democratic supporters said they wanted Obama to be president. Nearly 17 percent of Clinton's white backers plan to vote for McCain. Among white Democrats, Clinton supporters were nearly twice as likely as Obama backers to say at least one negative adjective described blacks well, a finding that suggests many of her supporters in the primaries—particularly whites with high school education or less—were motivated in part by racial attitudes. The survey of 2,227 adults was conducted Aug. 27 to Sept. 5. It has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.1 percentage points
Roy Mark 6 comments from 5 users
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posted by
OLDRUSTYBUCKET1
on Sep 24, 2008 at 05:26 PM
OBAMA'S not BLACK, he's a rag head (now, isn't that easier to say than "towelhead"). Do you know how to tell when those guys reach puberty?
posted by
thewaywardwind
on Sep 22, 2008 at 08:16 AM
I get real tired of reading that I am a racist if I don't vote for Obama. My opposition to Obama is based on his lack of experience, my belief that he will be antagonistic toward the military and my belief that he will raise taxes regardless of what he says. I believe he is dedicated to the redistributionof wealth in this society by tax policies. I am NOT convinced that he isn't a closet muslim. None of these have anythinig to do with his race, but by expressing any opposition to him, some consider that opposition to be race based. So be it. You can call me anything you want as long as you don't call me late to supper.
posted by
marksremarks
on Sep 21, 2008 at 09:43 AM
By http://www.politico.com/new... By http://www.politico.com/new... But the national conversation appears to have arrived. Racial considerations that have long been palpable in southern Ohio and other crucial regions are again in the foreground. A new poll that accompanied a much buzzed-about Associated Press article on Saturday appears to starkly quantify the cost of racism to Obama: 6 percentage points in the polls. Many Democrats see the explicit discussion of race and politics as almost unambiguously negative for Obama, a reminder to voters of fraught questions of identity and a distraction from the economic troubles that have dominated the headlines in recent days and could bury Obama's rival,
Roy Mark BEN SMITH & AVI ZENILMAN | 9/21/08 7:59 AM EDTAnd Friday's debate will bring the campaign to the Deep South and offer the symbolism of an integrated debate at Ole Miss, the scene of a brutal battle over integration a generation ago. That conversation creates a moment with risks for both candidates — though perhaps greater risks for Obama.Sen. John McCain, the Republican nominee. posted by
marksremarks
on Sep 21, 2008 at 09:30 AM
Try this one on for size Yep the Republicans are going to vote Republican and a lot of white Dems planned to vote AGAINST Obama because of predudice Read the whole article It will never show up in the Advocate even tho it is an AP Story
"mong white Democrats, Clinton supporters were nearly twice as likely as Obama backers to say at least one negative adjective described blacks well, a finding that suggests many of her supporters in the primaries—particularly whites with high school education or less—were motivated in part by racial attitudes. " "he poll sought to measure latent prejudices among whites by asking about factors contributing to the state of black America. One finding: More than a quarter of white Democrats agree that "if blacks would only try harder, they could be just as well off as whites" Roy Mark posted by
counttx
on Sep 21, 2008 at 08:38 AM
Or perhaps this one: Lots of Republicans harbor prejudices, too, but the survey found they weren't voting against Obama because of his race. Most Republicans wouldn't vote for any Democrat for president—white, black or brown.
posted by
ragman
on Sep 21, 2008 at 12:17 AM
Very nice editing of a very long article. Keep what you like and cut the rest. Like this jewel: Not all whites are prejudiced. Indeed, more whites say good things about blacks than say bad things, the poll shows. And many whites who see blacks in a negative light are still willing or even eager to vote for Obama.
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