New Mississippi Poll: Obama getting 13% of the white vote, 97% of AA's

[darius15]

John McCain continues to hold a double-digit lead over Barack Obama in Mississippi, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of voters in the state.

McCain now leads his Democratic opponent by 13 points 54% to 41%. That’s a couple of points more for McCain than he enjoyed in July. Counting “leaners,” McCain leads 56% to 43%, also a bit better than last month for the Republican hopeful.

McCain is now viewed favorably by 63%, Obama by 44%.

The Republican leads 84% to 13% among white voters, while African-Americans favor the Democrat by a 97% to 2% margin.

McCain is viewed favorably by 88% of white voters and 18% of black voters.

For Obama, the numbers are reversed. He gets favorable reviews from 92% of black voters and only 18% of white voters.

http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/mississippi/election_2008_mississippi_presidential_election

[Radical Activist]

1. How much of the white vote do other Democrats in MS get?

[darius15]

2. Kerry got 14

[Pirate Smile]

14. Well, that certainly puts a different spin on the numbers.

[Radical Activist]

16. Yep. Very different.

I just scanned the article and didn't see that mentioned. Seems pretty misleading.

[Pirate Smile]

41. It is like the NYT article which was focused on race and was a hit piece on Michelle. They included

a stat like that which looked racially bad but when put in perspective was completely normal. I hate that sh#$!

The people of Mississippi probably hate it too. Their problem is with Democrats, not necessarily black Democrats.

[darius15]

17. There's two ways to look at that

You could say that Obama is pretty much doing as well as Kerry among whites. The other way to look at it is that Dems have gained a lot in party ID since 04, so if a non minority Dem was running, you could see 20% of the white vote for that Dem.

My opinion is the first one, but either way, Obama would have to turn out blacks in RIDICULOUS levels to make Mississippi close.

[otohara]

3. Is Mississippi Stuck

in the past forever?

[jesus_of_suburbia]

5. Sadly I think so.

[darius15]

7. Yeah

there are still seperate graduations for whites and blacks in some areas.

[Konza]

18. surely you are joking?

[TTUBatfan2008]

21. Nope, not joking.

[darius15]

23. That was my thought too when I first heard that

[AZ Criminal JD]

34. I call bullshit.

Post your link for the separate graduations. There have been separate dances for whites and blacks --- at the request of the black students. I don't think that is the greatest idea but it is not some sort of racial enforcement.

[darius15]

46. Sorry, my post made it seem as if they were forced to

you are right, the students request it, but there is a reason for it. There's so racism between the white and black kids, that they won't even go to the same damn graduation

[dsc]

32. I taught there from 95 to 97

The high school I taught at was overwhelmingly African American (I had 2 white students out of about 150) in an area about 2/3 African American. The white kids went to a private academy. It was pretty bad down there. I heard the n word commonly.

[darius15]

48. Where in MS?

[dsc]

57. Indianola (Gentry High School)

I was in the Mississippi Teacher Corps.

[Cha]

9. If the abyss is the

past.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

4. 97%? That's freakin' awesome!

[Occam Bandage]

6. The good news is, he's not doing any worse than other Dems have.

[jezebel]

8. Mississippi is an embarassment to the country, nt

[TTUBatfan2008]

15. Yes, it is.

[thunder rising]

25. Makes WV look like a reasonable example of tolerance.

[TTUBatfan2008]

28. Not really...

Parts of that state are just as bad as Mississippi.

[darius15]

30. yeah, but ALL of MS is equal to the worst parts of WV

[TTUBatfan2008]

31. Well, it's not all of MS...

I don't see how it's any different than Obama's racial problems in states like Pennsylvania or Ohio. These people have irrational fears and are easily persuaded by any kind of negative campaigning against him. It's not fair, but it's true. And it's going to continue for some time even if Barack can manage to win this election. He's living by a double standard and he has to literally be perfect in order to win, whereas someone like McCain can get away with many mistakes and still be "worthy" of getting the vote of these types of people.

[AZ Criminal JD]

36. Thanks for your concern, Georgia

[BeyondGeography]

10. Dreary

[alcibiades_mystery]

11. And everybody knows about Mississippi

Goddamn...

[EC]

12. I'm Italian and I'm afraid that I'm too dark to even go through

Mississippi let alone vacation there.

[darius15]

13. What's there to see in MS anyway?

[TTUBatfan2008]

24. Biloxi has white sand beaches and casinos...

beyond that, not much else.

[AZ Criminal JD]

37. Well, no white sand beaches in Texas

So really nothing to see there.

[TTUBatfan2008]

52. LMFAO...

Texas is one of the best states in the union, period.

[AZ Criminal JD]

39. Yes, reports of Italians being attacked in MS occur every day.

Please save your life and stay away.

[EC]

40. Yeah, so I've heard....n/t

[niceypoo]

58. Wow, even some Dems are bigots in MS

Judging by your post...

[AZ Criminal JD]

59. Try taking a reading comp couse. It will be your friend.

[Azathoth]

19. I suspect we will see this same pattern in a couple of states

The Confederacy is, once again, being dragged kicking and screaming into a new century.

[ladjf]

55. Unfortunately, while they are at it, the South is also continuing to

supply the votes needed to keep Republicans in office. Why they continue to do that, I have no idea.

[Motown_Johnny]

20. How about Barr in this poll??? Any poll without 3rd party candidates can't be accurate

[yellerpup]

22. Everyone I've ever met from Mississippi, I met in NYC.

Mostly whites, all in the arts and liberal to the very last one!

[TheDonkey]

26. So sad for MS

[snowbear]

27. Why are you so infatuated with Scott Rasmussen Darius?

Please STOP!

Have you ever been polled by his agency?!?!?!?

Do you know how hard they "PUSH POLL" after you state that you're voting for Obama???????????

Do you know why ReTHUGS prefer Scott Rasmussen's polls over any other pollster in the nation?

Did you know that Scott Rasmussen wrote a book called "GOP Nation, how the Republican can rule for the next 100 years"


Scott Rasmussen, Rightwing Nutjob

You are fixated on his polls!!!


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[darius15]

29. Well he is definitely on the far right

but the polling agency wasn't the point of this thread. Are you suggesting that another polling company would show this race to be closer? Close enough to be considered a swing state?

I was interested in this because Kerry got 14% of the white vote, while Obama is getting 13%. And Obama is getting 97% of AA's, much more than Kerry, and the state is still not in play!

[Kingofalldems]

33. They can't vote for Obama down there----->

They have a Civil War to fight.

[book_worm]

35. If Obama could just push the white vote up to 20-25 percent he might have a shot.

[darius15]

45. Even if an Obama landslide,

he wouldn't get more than 17 percent of the white vote

[IndianaGreen]

38. And the white folks in MS, and elsewhere, wonder why things are so bad

while they persist in electing people that will put the screws to them.

The American working class is confused and divided; their class consciousness neutralized by xenophobia, militarism, homophobia, uber-patriotism, and reactionary religious views.

[Middle finga]

42. Whites in MS are going to stick with the Repubs no matter how

bad things get, isn't MS one of the poorest states in the nation?

[darius15]

51. Yup, I think it IS the poorest.

[CheekyLilMonkey]

43. Not True!!! This poll is bogus!

It will be a different story when there is a secret vote. If you think 97% of your peers support one of the candidates, you will support them too in a public poll when there are race baiters trying to stir up trouble! The race baiters are not Southerners, by the way.

People in Mississippi get along with each other a lot better than you would think. They have a shared history. On a personal level, they like one another.

Too many people are prejudiced against Southerners, and it is easy for media elitists to dismiss them. Dissing someone else does not make you better, but that is the motivation.

[CitizenPatriot]

56. one word- diebold

If it's even close, it will be due to Diebold or whatever they're calling themselves now.

[ramapo]

44. 13%?

Just a bit of racism going on there, wouldn't you say?

[QC]

50. Kerry only got 14%. n/t

[Laura PourMeADrink]

47. Are they still 50th in education quality?

[darius15]

49. 2nd least

[QC]

53. 48-ahead of Nevada and Arizona. n/t

http://www.morganquitno.com/edrank.htm

[Egnever]

54. Put missouri on the list of states I dont want to live