More math stuff--a picture is worth a thousand words

[eridani]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/al-giordano/operation-anti-chaos-the_b_99965.html



Wait. The numbers show that the cynical effort to turn the 2008 campaign into a race riot has hurt the popularity of one candidate among an important demographic, and it's not Barack Obama:

On the other hand, black Democrats' opinion of Hillary Clinton has deteriorated substantially (her favorable rating among them is down 36 percentage points over the same period).

So, to sum up: Look at the damn graphs. You can see that Clinton is in a staggering free-fall among African-American voters, her favorability is down 36 points while 17 percent view her more negatively than before, while Obama's favorable and negative ratings among whites have paired at five point increases. You can even see the small dip - about two percentage points - in his popularity among whites that can be attributed to the news cycles about his ex-pastor, and see that it has leveled out and is now on a straight horizontal line (meanwhile, Clinton's numbers among blacks continue on an extreme downward precipice). The greater context is that even including Obama's slight dip, he's more popular today among white voters than he ever was prior to February.

[phrigndumass]

1. Good info, eridani

:kick: + R :thumbsup:

[eridani]

2. This needs to be kicked again

Bottom line: Obama's support among white voters is rising slowly, and Clinton's support among black voters is eroding dramatically.

[DaveT]

4. Hi, eridani

Interesting information.

[Tellurian]

7. So, Obama is depending on the "unknown" to win the General

HOPE, CHANGE AND "MAYBE"?

Thanks for the eye-opener!

[eridani]

8. Clinton is losing the AA vote, and Obama keeps rising among whites

What is it about that that you are having trouble understanding?

[FrenchieCat]

3. Interesting, and just as I thought.

Thanks!

[purji]

5. K&R

[Alexander]

6. kick