Reply #84: "the statistics prove it" ... source? [View All]

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The survey of 750 African-Americans, conducted from Oct. 5 to Nov. 2, and released Tuesday found that the senator from New York was rated favorably by 83 percent of respondents, while 10 percent perceived her negatively.

Obama, meanwhile, garnered favorable ratings from 74 percent of blacks, with 10 percent viewing him negatively. <...>

For Obama, the poll provides one more indication of just how steep a climb remains for his campaign to overtake Clinton.

But Obama’s symbolic status has not so far won black voters to favor his campaign.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1107/7065.html (11/2007)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton's lead over Sen. Barack Obama, her chief rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, is growing among African-American voters who are registered Democrats, and particularly among black women, a poll said Wednesday.
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Sen. Hillary Clinton is the top choice of African-American Democrats, a new poll suggests.

Among black registered Democrats overall, Clinton had a 57 percent to 33 percent lead over Obama.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/17/poll.blacks.democrats/index.html (10/2007) "Poll: Black support helps Clinton extend lead"

Although the polls ask different questions, they both show Hillary Clinton leading Obama by nearly two-to-one among African American Democrats: <...>

As per Mickey Kaus's item today, speculation will no doubt center on whether African Americans harbor doubts about Obama. Similar speculation preceded his 2004 primary contest, when Obama won virtually all of black vote among Illinois Democrats. The more likely explanation for the current standings is a combination of Democrats strong loyalty to the Clintons among African Americans (as noted by Kaus) and relative unfamiliarity with Obama among ordinary voters.

http://www.pollster.com/blogs/obama_clinton_among_africaname.php (1/2007)