White people voted for Romney just cause he's white

[Megatron Island]

what manner of mangled statistics is this?

That's why I threw in a "maybe."

But realistically, 50million+ voters thought Romney+Republican philosophy/policies were better for them?

 

[daze23]

And it had nothing to do with any other demographic, race was the only deciding factor.

I don't see how you can say that, when the demographics were very similar when there were 2 white candidates

 

[The War Report]

Obama received 40% of the White vote.

George W. Bush won 40 percent of the Latino vote in 2004. John McCain won 31 percent of it. Mitt Romney won 21 percent. The trend is unmistakable.

And Latinos ain't having it with The Repubs anymore.

 

[daze23]

Black people always vote very heavily Democrat regardless of the race of the candidate. Not the same for whites.

what's not the same for whites?

 

[IGSaint12]

The thead starter is right, if obama was white this election would not have even been this close. This would of been a blowout from a longtime ago. The black vote was always going to go democratic irregardless of what race the democratic nominee was. So blacks voting for obama is not different than usual. Blacks may have been just more amped this election because of all the racism and vitriol coming from the right towards obama because of his race.

 

[Megatron Island]

Here are numbers from the first election, I'd imagine the recent ones are even more skewed:

The question of why poor people vote Republican is not simply an issue of income but primarily race and partly region and gender. Poor people may be more likely to vote Democrat; poor white people are not. In 2008 McCain won a slim majority (51%) of white Americans who earn less than $50,000 (this is just below the national median income which is not poor but the only figure available from exit polls that breaks down votes down by race and income), while Obama won a whopping majority of non-whites in the same category (86%). Asked in May which candidate would do more to advance their family's economic interests middle-class white voters who say they are struggling to maintain their financial positions gave Romney a 26 point lead over Obama.

Working class voters: why America's poor are willing to vote Republican | World news | guardian.co.uk

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Here are the statistics for those in denial.
First Thoughts: Obama's demographic edge - First Read

Obama’s demographic edge creates this dilemma for the Republican Party: It can no longer rely on white voters to win national elections anymore, especially in presidential cycles. Indeed, according to the exit poll, 89% of all votes Mitt Romney won last night came from whites

Race
Category Obama Romney % Total
White 39 59 72
Black 93 6 13
Hispanic or Latino 71 27 10
Asian 73 26 3
Other 58 38 2
Age by race
Category Obama Romney % Total
White 18-29 44 51 11
White 30-44 38 59 18
White 45-64 38 61 29
White 65+ 39 61 14
Black 18-29 91 8 3
Black 30-44 94 5 4
Black 45-64 93 7 4
Black 65+ 93 6 1
Latino 18-29 74 23 4
Latino 30-44 71 28 3
Latino 45-64 68 31 3
Latino 65+ 65 35 1
All other 67 31 5
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Gender by race
Category Obama Romney % Total
White men 35 62 34
White women 42 56 38
Black men 87 11 5
Black women 96 3 8
Latino men 65 33 5
Latino women 76 23 6

^^^^^white people where more likely to vote for Romney regardless of any other demographic category.

 

[Wepa Man]

 

[MeachTheMonster]

I don't see how you can say that, when the demographics were very similar when there were 2 white candidates

It's not about Obama's skin color, but what Romney's skin color and the policies he represents.

 

[tru_m.a.c]

Yeah and some of them were black, what's your point?

Once again white people were far more likely to vote for Romney than anyone else. And it had nothing to do with any other demographic, race was the only deciding factor.

And again this doesn't mean that I said white people didn't vote for Obama.

Bro, stop reducing it down to race

those who voted for Romney, agreed with the:
- republican military philosophy
- belief that Obama is the cause for the economic stagnation
- belief that the federal government was the cause for all our problems
- belief that the republican party represents 'hard working ppl and ppl that really want jobs'
- belief that the democratic party creates a welfare state
- belief that America was trending toward a demonic morality not of a Christian nature


thats all...thats it....it doesn't matter what color of their skin

the social and economic values of their families determine those 6 things
the social and economic values of their counties determine those 6 things
the social and economic values of their state determine those 6 things
the social and economic values they are taught in school determine those 6 things
the social and economic values they acquire through their faith determine those 6 things

Geographic location is a major factor.

 

[daze23]

Here are the statistics for those in denial.
First Thoughts: Obama's demographic edge - First Read


Race
Category Obama Romney % Total
White 39 59 72
Black 93 6 13
Hispanic or Latino 71 27 10
Asian 73 26 3
Other 58 38 2
Age by race
Category Obama Romney % Total
White 18-29 44 51 11
White 30-44 38 59 18
White 45-64 38 61 29
White 65+ 39 61 14
Black 18-29 91 8 3
Black 30-44 94 5 4
Black 45-64 93 7 4
Black 65+ 93 6 1
Latino 18-29 74 23 4
Latino 30-44 71 28 3
Latino 45-64 68 31 3
Latino 65+ 65 35 1
All other 67 31 5
Back to top
Gender by race
Category Obama Romney % Total
White men 35 62 34
White women 42 56 38
Black men 87 11 5
Black women 96 3 8
Latino men 65 33 5
Latino women 76 23 6

^^^^^white people where more likely to vote for Romney regardless of any other demographic category.

but where does it say "race was the only deciding factor"?

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Almost all of my friends in Storrs (including a lot of whites) voted for Obama. CT is heavy Democratic as you know but I don't feel like a liberal white guy is going to vote against another liberal because of skin color. I could be wrong but I don't see it.

In the south I do believe that it has a lot to do with anti-black votes, racism.

 

[daze23]

It's not about Obama's skin color, but what Romney's skin color and...

...and nothing. you said "And it had nothing to do with any other demographic, race was the only deciding factor."

"nothing" and "only" are 2 absolute terms IMO

 

[call_me_step_daddy]

when were those states not red?

you can act like race don't matter to a lot of white people all you want, but you and i know whats goin on

matter of fact, just look at the highest selling rapper of all-time, you don't think race played a role in that?

 

[acri1]

Obama received 40% of the White vote.





And Latinos ain't having it with The Repubs anymore.

Also noticed that 73% of Asians went with Obama.

So it's definitely not like Obama only won because of black people. Pretty much everybody outside of older white folks leans Obama.

what's not the same for whites?

Black peole very consistently vote 90+% Democrat in presidential elections and have been for decades. If the Democratic candidate was white there's no doubt that they'd get almost the same percentage of the black vote.

Whereas the white vote leaned significantly more Republican this election than usual. So if you want to argue (and I don't think it's a great argument) about people voting for the guy that's the same race as them, it's actually white people have have voted in a way that's most outside the norm for them.

Black people would be voting for the guy with the D next to his name anyway, it's white people that decided to lean much more Republican.

Almost all of my friends in Storrs (including a lot of whites) voted for Obama. CT is heavy Democratic as you know but I don't feel like a liberal white guy is going to vote against another liberal because of skin color. I could be wrong but I don't see it.

In the south I do believe that it has a lot to do with anti-black votes, racism.

I agree. I live in MI and most of my white friends (those under 35 anyway) are liberal or moderate and voted Obama. It seems like it's mostly older and/or southern white guys that are racially resentful.