Quote Originally Posted by Mr. KiDD
Obama also got over 63% of the "white" vote so it doesnt seem this election was motivated by race. People of all colors were voting for Obama. While i will agree that the number of blacks voting increased because it was a black candidate, but i would expect the same if a Hispanic or Asian were running too.

Its only natural for one to take pride in their race an in that respect this was a historic election.

My disdain for Obama has nothing to do with the color of his skin. I didnt like Kerry either. I just didnt like the Dems policies.

I guess my main grievance would be the people that voted for obama SOLELY based on him being black. But to make that argument you would have to have some hard to get data. Likewise im sure there was a bunch of people that DIDNT vote for him because he was black.

Again after seeing the results i dont think race played a big role in this election



Exactly.

The whole who voted for whom based on race argument is moot as there is no hard evidence to substantiate claims from either side.

Based on the numbers we do have, it stands to reason that his win wasn't based overwhelmingly on race.

And also, I agree with the assertion that if the candidate had been Asian or Hispanic, there would be significant representation from those groups as well.


The moral of the story ppl...Let it go. No amount of bitching and pointing fingers is going to change the results.

Ironically, it was being said that if Mccain won, Black ppl would holler foul play and racism but here it is being used by the other side of the fence.