The Next Right notes the “most underreported fact of the 2008 election,” from this CNN exit poll (HatTip to InstaPundit):
Those who said race was an important factor voted 55 percent to 44 percent in favor of Obama.
Insofar as race is a continuing problem in the United States, whose problem is it?
John Rosenberg writes:
“Insofar as race is a continuing problem in the United States, whose problem is it?”
Depends upon your point of view, John. Given the historical significance of electing the first African-American President, one doesn’t have to stretch the imagination as to why at least some of the 55% pro-Obama voters made their selection.
The rationale of the 44% (nearly half) of those who claimed race was a factor and voted against Obama, IMHO is a more intriguing conversation.
–Cobra
I work in downtown Rochester, NY. Although Obama t-shirts are still quite popular, I hadn’t seen one quite like the one I saw last week.
An African American woman was wearing a shirt with a slogan that was about as subtle as a sledgehammer: “My President is a Black Man.” No question that race was “a factor” in her vote!
I’m still waiting for an Italian-American president. I doubt that I’ll see one in MY lifetime, however.
Mike,
I have no doubt that there are people who wear shirts like this African-American woman. I don’t have to guess if race was a factor.
I also have no doubt that there are people who wear shirts like those designed by “Apollo Braun.
I don’t have to guess if race was a factor there, either.
–Cobra