It is odd to me every time I hear people say that people don't support President Obama because he is black.
Then you have Samuel Jackson saying recently that he voted for President Obama because he was black. Here is the link:
LinkA recent poll showed that 95% of blacks will support President Obama in the next election. Here is the link:
LinkThe unemployment rate for black Americans is 16%. I guess they can still support him for the food stamps. 12% of the population is black yet they get 28% of the food stamps. Here is the link:
LinkBlack people in America, receive $3,230 per person in benefits. Here is the link:
LinkPeople say that blacks support President Obama because of his policies not because he is black. But their unemployment rate is 16%.
Do you think black people support President Obama because he is black?
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just bc the employment rate is high doesn't mean his policies aren't good. -shrug-
Obama isn't black, he's as much of a white man as he is black, but was raised by his white family members the most. Thus, I will refer to him as a white man.
I'm voting for Ron Paul if he makes republican nominee.
*popcorn, anyone?
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This will end well.
#trollsohard
If Obama is good enough for Samuel L. Jackson, who is the BAMF that got those mother fucking snakes off that mother fucking plane, then he's good enough for me.
i think a lot of black people voted for him because he's black. when he was running i heard a lot of black people on the local news saying "if he wins he'll make history!" "he'll be the first black president." "i want my kids to see him win, to see him make history." i mean....after hearing things like that around here i can only assume that other people felt the same way and thus voted for him. i also remember reading after he was elected that that election had the most percentage of black voters ever. i don't know if this was just here or nationwide but it sure says a lot.
having said that, i don't think all black people who voted voted for him because he's black. just the majority who wanted to see the first black president and didn't care too much about policies.I have zero doubt about it. Obama's huge support among blacks is because he is black. Bush received 11% of the black vote. Are you really going to say that Bush had something about him that made him more that twice as popular among blacks as the latest in republicans? With black unemployment setting all time records, blacks supporting Obama in such numbers can only be due to race.
of course.
Damn you get $3,000 for just being black? Talk about incentive!
Of course, most Black people supported him in 2008, and probably will again this year. Likewise, most white racists voted against him in 2008, and probably will again this year. Not being in either category, I haven't decided yet.
I think it's unfair to assume that most African Americans will only vote for Obama because he's black. My father is black, and he's supporting Obama because he agrees with most of his policies. I'll be voting for him as well, not because I can "identify with him' because I'm half black, but because I too support his policies. His color has nothing to do with it. He could be white as snow and I'd still vote for him. This idea that African Americans don't vote intelligently and that they vote for Obama because of his race is ridiculous. I'm sure that near the same percentage of African Americans would have voted for Hillary if she had been the nominee. I'm also sure that there are some African Americans that put his color at the highest priority, but I would never assume that all African Americans as a whole vote based on race People in general will vote for certain politicians for silly reasons, like if one candidate looks more "folksy" than the other. Or if one candidate looks more fit than the other. Take George Bush. Thousands of people gave him their vote because, "He was just the kind of guy you feel you could sit down and have a beer with." Why is that important? Why would that matter to someone? It's silly, but it has been going on with voters for a long time, long before all African Americans were supposedly "voting for Obama because he's black." It's sad, but there will always be some people will vote based on looks or race. Black people, white people, or whoever. It's ridiculous.
The more tan I get the more inclined I am to vote for him. I bet if my ass gets big I'll go full on dem.
Yeah.
I think they support Obama largely because he is the candidate whose economic policy is more favorable to the poor in our society, and that is an excellent and legitimate reason to support a presidential candidate. We all know that blacks are unfortunately over-represented in the lowest socio-economic class. In general, Obama favors making the extremely wealthy pay more taxes and making the poor and middle class pay less in taxes, whereas Republicans favor economic policies that put an undue burden on the poor. It is natural to support a candidate who has your own best interests at heart, and for black people (and poor people in general), this means Democrats are usually better than Republicans. And I agree with @meta_k - this same group of voters would also have supported Hilary Clinton, or whoever the Democratic nominee turned out to be, regardless of race.
You know, I just met you, but I get the impression you like to stir the pot a little?
white people are racist and they vote for him to prove they aren't when they are. They've put us against each other, as is essential for social engineering, with jealousy and two separate cultures. White, middle class people are slaves. It would probably take a civil war to mix us up enough to be even in my opinion and when I take over, I will do it.
@BoulderChristina - he's an attention hooker
@BoulderChristina - but we love him anyway
@Colorsofthenight - Hahahaha!!
I don't really care why anyone votes just so they get out there and vote I'm happy.
Obama is a democrat, most black people are democrats, so no shock they vote for him. Obama is a democrat, most democrats support social safety nets, no shock he supports those policies. Unfortunately most black people come from low socio-economic backgrounds, people from low socio-economic backgrounds understandably appreciate social safety nets, so no surprises most black people are in favor of those safety nets which democrats, like Obama, support.
Therefore, there is no good reason to think any substantial portion of black people voted for Obama but would have otherwise voted Republican had he not been black.
Most people opposed to Obama aren't racist, but most racists are opposed to Obama. this too should not shock anyone. that Obama has racists fighting him is neither an incorrect statement, nor necessarily an accusation of all Republicans (though of course there are nut jobs who will suggest this, no normal person believes that only racists don't like Obama).
I'm not sure what point you were trying to make, as the stats you provided seem to prove my case. Black people disproportionately make-up the poor community, as you demonstrated, so it therefore makes no sense to go on to claim that they only voted Democrat because Obama's black.
@trunthepaige - i think the stat you provided disproves your point. if 11% of black people voted Republican before Obama ran, why should we be shocked that the number went down to 5%. At most that proves 6% of black people voted on race, and the rest continued to vote Democrat as always. Twice as unpopular sounds like a big deal but when twice is only a 6% change it still fails to comment on the motivations of the vast majority (89%) who didn't change.
I think perhaps the only person who can answer that question with any validity is a large sampling of black people who voted for Obama. Until you find that, i think anyone who has the audacity to speak for them is out of line.
@Paul_Partisan - I'm only black on the inside. UNFORTUNATELY THAT DOES NOT COUNT. (And no I did not mean that in a perverted way, another unfortunate reality.)