People Who Say RACE Was Important Broke 57-43 For Clinton In Ohio

[THUNDER HANDS]

According to MSNBC exit polls, it seems to have put Hillary Clinton over the top.

Relatedly, I don't understand why they're not calling Ohio for Clinton. The exit polls look unambiguous to me -- she's won it. Obama made up a lot of ground over the past two weeks, but she won the state and all that's left to do is figure out the delegate count.

http://matthewyglesias.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/03/the_crucial_racist_vote.php

[NightWatcher]

1. damn crackers

on edit, I am 3/4 caucasian myself, so I can say 'cracker'.

[democrat2thecore]

16. Racial slurs are wrong - period - by any one any time ---nt

[NightWatcher]

19. it's called humor

I forgot we lost our sense of it here

[democrat2thecore]

25. Oh. It's 2008 -- "Cr$%k*R" and "N&##$R" are not funny at all - EVER - for ANY reason. --nt

[EFerrari]

33. Look, Comedy Police, comedy is also about the context.

So, put your ticket pad away because you couldn't be more wrong.

[Mooney]

38. Actually they're hysterically funny

particularly in the context of jokes.

[EFerrari]

34. LOL.

Yes, you can.

Thanks for the chuckle. :)

[SammyWinstonJack]

37. That is just wrong but you know that, right?

[goldcanyonaz]

2. Did they ask if sex was important?

And, I don't mean lack of.

[Sir Jeffrey]

3. Early voting maybe???

Don't know for sure though...

[THUNDER HANDS]

5. these were exit polls

not early voting.

[Sir Jeffrey]

8. I was answering this...

"Relatedly, I don't understand why they're not calling Ohio for Clinton."

[Unsane]

4. Looks like Hillary will go 2/4

And make up very little ground in delegates.

[rpannier]

6. I saw on TV this morning that some areas in SE Ohio were giving 10 extra days to vote

due to flooding.

Source:
CNN-International

[Medusa]

7. Racist bastards

perhaps if they were a bit more educated they'd see the error of their ways. Oh, right. The undereducated once again fell for the "kitchen sink" strategy of Hillary and her co-conspirators.

[THUNDER HANDS]

10. my ex girlfriend was from Ohio

she used to tell me that Southern Ohio, the part that borders Kentucky, was very racist and that Parma was practically the racist capital of Ohio.

I don't know how true that is, but that's what she told me.

[Cassandra]

11. Some might have been worried that race would be...

important in the GE, rather than being particularly racist themselves.

[democrat2thecore]

18. Obama's 86% Black vote was just barely based on race?

That's odd. I am an Obama supporter, by the way.
But this poll question was not answered honestly by some black voters. Surely we can all admit that.

[LisaL]

27. First of all, that poll doesn't answer a basic question.

How many white people said race matters and voted for Hillary?
How many black people said race matters and voted for Obama?

[avrdream]

39. Yeah, and what exactly does "matters" mean?

Matters in a good way, bad way, indifferent way.???

Stupid exit poll question. Just flaming.

[backscatter712]

9. That explains why in her ads...

she was making Obama's skin look darker.

Going for the bigot demographic.

[Diane R]

13. Bingo. Don't tell me the Clintons aren't racists.

[Township75]

17. Without a doubt, those 2 are the biggest racists are party has ever seen.

.

[woolldog]

24. I don't think the Clintons are racist

But they have used race-baiting and racist tactics.

[backscatter712]

35. Using those tactics makes them racist. n/t

[Sparkle]

41. That is just bullshit.

[JVS]

12. Congratulations on getting the bigot vote, Hillbots!

[LisaL]

20. Well, genius, this doesn't say whether people asked were

black or white.

[Zynx]

21. Indeed. Undoubtedly a portion of that vote was black.

[michaz]

14. Isn't that something to be proud of ?! n/t

[BuyingThyme]

15. They ask people if race is important?

I wonder how they frame that question.

[tritsofme]

22. The 43% who voted Obama is no small number either.

nt

[democrat2thecore]

23. I am an Obama supporter, but this is UNFAIR to Hillary

Senator Obama according to the exit polls won 86% of the black vote - yet it's the WHITE voters who supposedly voted based on race?

Please.

With that said ------ GOBAMA!!!!!!!!!!

[EFerrari]

32. How is it unfair to Hillary to report a stat?

Are numbers now also conspiring against her?

[AX10]

26. 85% of blacks voted for Obama.

[EFerrari]

31. You're jumbling up community support with that other thing. n/t

[I Vote In Pittsburgh]

28. They aren't calling Ohio for Clinton because the cities haven't reported in yet

[democrat2thecore]

29. Exactly

It will be very close.

[sjdnb]

30. Doesn't anyone understand stat analysis around here ... this

means nothing. If I presented this sort of poorly defined and analytically corrupt dribble, I'd lose my job.

[George_Bonanza]

36. Enough about the White vote

Obama killed in Wisconsin, among other very White states.

[robbedvoter]

40. They called it for McCain with less of a difference - but it's a "nailbiter" for Hillary

SApeaking of nailbiters, SOS site in Texas shows Hillary ahead with 50.69%:
http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/mar04_136_state.htm?x=0&y=0&id=584

[Beausoir]

42. Looks like Obama's race-baiting bit him in the ass.

As it should.

Despicable.

[debbierlus]

43. Race & gender are real factors in the race.

Racism and sexism live.