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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 07:10 PM
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49% of white voters under 29 voted for Obama
I'm so proud of our young people.

They see people, not race, not sexual orientation. I can only see wonderful things for the future of this country.
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jefferson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 07:11 PM
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1. There's something to celebrate!
:applause:
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Perky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 07:11 PM
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2. Holy shit...that is a huge number
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calteacherguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 07:17 PM
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3. God Bless America!
Edited on Sat Jan-26-08 07:18 PM by calteacherguy
Today we are seeing it's better side.
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Elspeth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 07:25 PM
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4. Maybe they just see somebody young
Which is a prejudice in itself.
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calteacherguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 07:26 PM
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5. He's not that young, mid 40s? nt
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Elspeth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 07:31 PM
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7. He's younger than Clinton and Edwards, and he projects a youthful appearance
I really think that has a lot to do with it.
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adadem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 07:28 PM
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6. Those of us who grew up
with a racist parent/s didn't want to be like them.

Now we're seeing the results and I think we have succeeded.
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Tatiana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 07:32 PM
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8. That's certainly an amazing statistic! n/t
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 07:37 PM
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9. Progress baby!
:toast:
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Omega3 Donating Member (412 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 07:43 PM
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10. He still finished 3rd overall in the white vote
HRC got a greater, more diverse percent of black voters overall
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EffieBlack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 07:46 PM
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11. What?
You can try all you want, but you can't sully Obama's victory.

And, by the way, Obama got a higher percentage of the white vote than Clinton got of the black vote.

He done good.
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Omega3 Donating Member (412 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 07:50 PM
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12. not according to the numbers I saw
Clinton got 34% black
Obama got 20% white

don't confuse the under 29 age numbers
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EffieBlack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 08:26 PM
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13. Your numbers are wrong
Edited on Sat Jan-26-08 08:26 PM by EffieBlack
Obama won more than 80% of the black vote and about 24% of the white vote. Hillary won 17% of the black vote. Edwards 1% of the black vote.
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femrap Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 10:54 PM
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14. And I see nothing but
republican-lite and continued Corporate rule. Just because his father was African doesn't make him a progressive. And I wonder if this is the first time that these under-29 have even looked at politics.

Sorry to rain on your parade, but those of us who have looked at the issues don't feel very secure about Choice, relieving the single mother's burden, nor that corporate control of this country will be regulated...just to name a few of those issues.

I just don't think our country has the luxury for the younger generation to learn the hard way...
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