Obama '08?

Uhm..... thanks for a straightforward answer..... I guess.

Nimh, did you just come back and edit some yellow exclamation marks into your post?

• Huge differences between young and old - among whites - but not among blacks
  
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  Young whites go for Obama
  
  Among whites, the age difference is stark!
  
  Among whites aged over 60, Clinton and Edwards each get some 40%; Obama gets just 15%. In the two age groups between 30-60, Clinton and Edwards both get 35-40%, while Obama gets 25% in each.
  
  But among those aged 18-29, Obama wins half of the vote! Clinton is at 28%, Edwards at 20%.

In a state like South Carolina, Obama may not quite be the postracial candidate - getting just a quarter of the white vote even as he romps home overall. I know that some here dont agree, but this confirms my suspicions, based on other polls, that Obama faces a problem in the South. But this particular data point seems to suggest that what we are seeing is a postracial generation! In South Carolina too, young whites have no hesitations voting for Obama en masse - isnt that a hopeful sign!

old europe wrote:

Uhm..... thanks for a straightforward answer..... I guess.

Did I say anything wrong? I didnt mean to..

old europe wrote:

Nimh, did you just come back and edit some yellow exclamation marks into your post?

I had regular exclamation marks originally but they didnt seem to fit the occasion

This is BIG!

Looking at the exit polls Posted: Saturday, January 26, 2008 7:03 PM by Mark Murray
Filed Under: 2008, Primaries
From MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell and Adam Verdugo

The South Carolina Democratic primary has been a bitter, hard-fought contest with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama taking jabs at each other in Monday's televised debate. In the exit polls, we asked voters in this primary if the candidates were attacking each other unfairly. Fifty-six percent of those voting so far think Obama attacked Clinton unfairly, and while that is a high number, more people thought Clinton unfairly attacked Obama -- 70%.

The Clintons have been accused of playing the race card in this contest. We do see some potential fallout for the Clintons in the African-American community: 74% of African-American voters think that Clinton unfairly attacked Obama. But when we look at the same question among white voters, a comparable number thought Clinton unfairly attacked Obama -- 68%.

Also worth mentioning, a majority of the voters -- 56% -- said that Bill Clinton's campaigning was important to their vote today.

OCCOM BILL wrote:

This is BIG!

I don't think it's that big.

50% of the primary voters were black. They overwhelmingly went for Obama. Did you expect a different result? Hillary didn't, she left SC mid week for other states.

What is bigger is the declining % of white voter support that Obama is getting. It's going down in every contest.

It seems like race is a bigger factor than anybody would like to admit (black or white).

Except amongst the younger crowd. They are overwhelmingly for Obama.

Cycloptichorn

OCCOM BILL wrote:

This is BIG!

I don't think it's that big.

50% of the primary voters were black. They overwhelmingly went for Obama. Did you expect a different result? Hillary didn't, she left SC mid week for other states.

What is bigger is the declining % of white voter support that Obama is getting. It's going down in every contest.

It seems like race is a bigger factor than anybody would like to admit (black or white).

Yep, all them White folk in Iowa and New Hampshire decided that Obama was definitely White enough!

OCCOM BILL wrote:

This is BIG!

I don't think it's that big.

50% of the primary voters were black. They overwhelmingly went for Obama. Did you expect a different result? Hillary didn't, she left SC mid week for other states.

What is bigger is the declining % of white voter support that Obama is getting. It's going down in every contest.

It seems like race is a bigger factor than anybody would like to admit (black or white).

Lynn --
We've just won a big victory in South Carolina.
After four great contests in every corner of this country, and another record turnout today, we have the most votes, the most delegates, and the most diverse coalition of Americans we've seen in a long, long time.
You'll have a chance to make your voice heard next Tuesday, February 5th -- and I am counting on you.
I'll be heading down shortly to thank our supporters in South Carolina.
If you're reading this tonight, I hope you'll tune in at home so I can thank you, too.
Barack

After four great contests in every corner of this country, and another record turnout today, we have the most votes, the most delegates, and the most diverse coalition of Americans we've seen in a long, long time.