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Most blacks vote democrat because they feel that the republican party is filled with racist white people.
And you make this statement based on what evidence?
Income level probably has more of an impact than race in voting preference in presidential elections. Lower incomes tend to vote democratic and minorities, other than Asians, have the lowest average incomes in America. Among the groups:
Asian households had the highest median income in 2012 with $68,636.
The median income for White households was $57,009.
For Hispanic households the median income was $39,005.
It was $33,321 for Black households, the lowest median income in 2012.
And you make this statement based on what evidence?
Income level probably has more of an impact than race in voting preference. Lower incomes tend to vote democratic and minorities, other than Asians, have the lowest average incomes in America. Among the groups:
Asian households had the highest median income in 2012 with $68,636.
The median income for White households was $57,009.
For Hispanic households the median income was $39,005.
It was $33,321 for Black households, the lowest median income in 2012.
And you make this statement based on what evidence?
Income level probably has more of an impact than race in voting preference in presidential elections. Lower incomes tend to vote democratic and minorities, other than Asians, have the lowest average incomes in America. Among the groups:
Asian households had the highest median income in 2012 with $68,636.
The median income for White households was $57,009.
For Hispanic households the median income was $39,005.
It was $33,321 for Black households, the lowest median income in 2012.
The evidence I have is that every black person I talk to or overhear or see interviewed on the news or see giving a political speech says a variation of the following sentence at every possible opportunity:
Quote:
The republican party is filled with racist white people.
Your premise is wrong. Statistically, people with lower incomes voted democrat in the last Presidential election and the partisan split is huge. Obama’s vote percentage declines in straight line fashion as income rises.
Obama got 63 percent of the votes of Americans making less than $30,000 and
57 percent of those making between $30,000 and $50,000.
Romney won 53 percent of the votes of Americans making between $50 and a $100 thousand and
54 percent of the votes of Americans making above $100,000.
Income is only one part of this. If you were to look at other factors, such as voting results by geography, ethnicity, education level, profession, and age, the results for income would vary alot.
Income is only one part of this. If you were to look at other factors, such as voting results by geography, ethnicity, education level, profession, and age, the results for income would vary alot.
Romney won married, higher income, college educated, older, non-Hispanic white voters.
The very few rich white people i know are far from being liberal....
driving through a upper class white suburb during election season pretty much every yard that had a political sign was a Romney-Ryan one.
There is discussion of middle class Whites, rich Whites, poor Whites, southern Whites, poor Blacks, and to a lesser extent, rich Blacks and voting. However, no one has discussed middle class Blacks and working class Blacks. Most Blacks who vote Democrat are not lazy and expecting handouts. However, when it comes to Blacks and voting Democrat, the very worst stereotypes of Blacks are brought up, such as the "hood rat", "welfare queen", and the "criminal". No one is asking why working class Blacks and middle class Blacks vote Democrat. No one asks why even among rich Blacks, there are still those who vote for Democrats.
Very good point, so what is your answer to this?
I believe it is because middle class working blacks still believe Republicans are all racists, which they are not. But the liberal MSM and Dems in general keep trying to perpetuate the republican-as-racist stereotype by dragging up some white racist hillbilly and recycling it over and over.
Remember when the tea party was first establishing itself and gaining power how the panicked liberal MSM plastered us with how racist they all were, until a coalition of black tea partiers stood up and said, "Enough!?" It was very embarrassing for the MSM's credibility. Herman Cain was a tea party founder. I even fell for their stereotyping of the tea party as racists until I watched Fox News which kept interviewing black conservatives disputing that stereotype. So, I don't think black middle class gets much of the other side's story. Just my opinion, but would like to hear if it at all rings true for you.
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