Nov 4th, 2008 | Race survey

Does race sway your vote?



Does race sway your vote?


63 votes, 237 views , 9 comments
 
 
Poll tags:Race, Election, Us Election, Racism, Obama, Mccain, 2008 Us Election

 
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Comments (9)
Shea1
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New Jersey, United States

posted Nov 5th, 2008 at 14:48 CST

I have voted Democrat for 30 years, and they were all white, now this is the first time their is a black man, and ya'll have a problem, so therefore like most democrats Obama got the vote, not just because he is black. 

Iowagirl
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Iowa, United States

posted Nov 5th, 2008 at 09:32 CST

it doesn't for me, but it did for many people

Sportschick
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West Virginia, United States

posted Nov 5th, 2008 at 06:59 CST

No for me it does not.Does it and did it for other people? Who knows.I'm curious about this however.

Philgtaylor
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Australia

posted Nov 4th, 2008 at 18:54 CST

There have been other US presidents with foreign born parents, but not many. The last candidate with foreign born parents was Dukakis. You could not say he was a Greek.

Xoohmyjonasxo
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Maryland, United States

posted Nov 4th, 2008 at 16:11 CST

that's a funny picture!!!

Oldirtygamgee
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California, United States

posted Nov 4th, 2008 at 14:44 CST

Normally it never does. But in this case...I am an African American male from Georgia who could not wait to leave the state. At 45 I have seen a lot of racism. I have seen it's effects first hand on friends and family in the south. I have listened to my late parent's stories of horror and pain and victories. I have heard the stories of my sister's marches and arrests with Dr. Martin Luther King. My God, I never thought that in my lifetime I would be able to vote for a black person as a real potential presidential candidate. When I walked into the voting booth, I could not move for quite a few minutes, since I was unable to stop weeping like a baby at the joy of this moment. If Obama were white I would have still voted for him because he seems the better overall choice, but this historical moment? Damn.

Scooter
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New York, United States

posted Nov 4th, 2008 at 14:45 CST

Nope. should it? Johnson says no, as do the candidates and I am in agreement.

Johnson
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Connecticut, United States

posted Nov 4th, 2008 at 13:48 CST

Nope. No siree bob. It really should not and nor does it.

Ebenezer
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Fiji

posted Nov 4th, 2008 at 13:38 CST

Well strictly Barak Hussein Obama is as white as John McCain because he is an American through his mother and his grandparents lineage. If he took up his Father's lineage he would be a Kenyan not an American.  

 
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