Let's talk about the post-election racial tension

[Dusty Bake Activate]

If everything holds up according to the polls, Obama will win the electoral vote and lose the popular vote, so he'll be President, but deemed to be somewhat illegitimate by Romney voters.

This was the racial breakdown of the 2008 election:

White: 55 McCain, 43 Obama
Black: 95 Obama, 4 McCain
Hispanic: 67 Obama, 31 McCain
Asian: 62 Obama, 32 McCain

Now here's current projections according to a recent WaPo/ABC News poll...Obama-Romney horserace - The Washington Post - ABC News Poll

White: 60 Romney, 37 Obama
Black: 97 Obama, 1 Romney
Hispanic: 70 Obama, 29 Romney

Don't have the Asian numbers (they're pretty negligible anyway), but overall Obama is winning non-whites by a margin of 82-16.

So you've got a situation where a black President is probably going to win the election, but lose the popular vote and only have 37% of white people voting for him. He's way down among white people from 2008 and up among non-whites.

This is too large of a racial disparity to be swept under the rug here. This isn't an issue that's going to go away. I know @The Taxman's been predicting a race war since about 2008, but let's just say there's going to be a lot of angry Caucasian folks and a lot of racial tension after this election.

 

[stealthbomber]

im so happy i live in california, people gonna be popping bottles and partying all night when he wins. brehs out in the deep south, strap up and good luck

to anyone living in a predominantly conservative area, do you honestly think there will be violence on a large scale though?

 

[Trip]

angry white folks doesnt equate racial tension

 

[Tony D'Amato]

Wait, u sayin O could really lose the popular vote

Tag and his voting machines gone go to work. That means this is close enuff to steal

These c@cs need to worry about us

 

[Blackking]

angry white folks doesnt equate racial tension

basically.

It doesn't mean that C@Cas are more upset or tense with the average black or hispanic person more so than normal. ( or v visceral)

Many whites have got that guilt vote out the way already. The others he lost are just fed up with the nation and it's simply too easy to blame the black guy in charge.

I wouldn't say post-election racial tension. I would say post election nation still messed up since 2004 and most of the nation's projected voters can't relate to a semi-swagged up president with a bad wife who doesn't fit into the ideas of what the white house family has been for over 200 years....

plus he lost that first debate.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

angry white folks doesnt equate racial tension

 

[Trip]

the person above me explained it fairly well.

if Obama wins, will there be angry white people?

Of course.

Are they angry because a black guy won? That's purely speculation for the most part.

 

[ROFL_GUY]

Post-presidential debate, Obama supporters renew vows to murder Mitt Romney | Twitchy

Secret Service 'Aware' of Threats Against Romney | The Weekly Standard

 

[Wepa Man]

 

[Alexander The Great]

this is why every vote does indeed count.

But hey Al Gore won the popular vote, and Bush won the electoral under some bullshyt. The difference, Democrats care more about the nation as a hold than republicans do. Republicans will riot, Fox news will talk about this for the following 4 years...and it will lead to people calling for the end of the electoral college for good.

 

[acri1]

basically.

It doesn't mean that C@Cas are more upset or tense with the average black or hispanic person more so than normal. ( or v visceral)

You're probably gonna see white business owners refusing to hire black people and shyt, there's already been some of this as it its. And you got white people down south talking about a civil war if Obama wins.

It'll be ugly for a good minute.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

the person above me explained it fairly well.

if Obama wins, will there be angry white people?

Of course.

Are they angry because a black guy won? That's purely speculation for the most part.

 

[stealthbomber]

Post-presidential debate, Obama supporters renew vows to murder Mitt Romney | Twitchy

Secret Service 'Aware' of Threats Against Romney | The Weekly Standard

there's crazies on both sides, i was gonna post a youtube video of some republicans, but you already know what it's gonna be.

 

[ROFL_GUY]

people need to see both sides of it...


act like theres only hate from 1 side

 

[Trip]

Prove it then. You are pulling that out of your ass.

I think its pretty absurd to automatically equate anger(when the person you are rooting for loses) with racism.