Why are Obama and Democrats in general so unpopular with white voters?

[acri1]

No 'cism


Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Obama is a particularly good president (or that the Democrats don't suck), it's just that I don't quite understand the seething hatred that many white voters have for Obama, especially white men. Obama overall lost the white vote to Romney by 20 points overall, and he lost every age-group of white voters, even 18- to 29-, who he won in 2008. Overall, if I remember right, Obama got 39% of the white vote, compared to 71% of Hispanic voters and 93% of black voters.

I can't really completely attribute it completely to 'cism (or at least I don't want to), since a good number of the white voters Obama lost actually did vote for him in 2008. If it was just generally having a mediocre term, I could understand I suppose, but if that was was the case then why didn't Obama have similar losses among other demographics? You could argue that black voters identity with him, but he also won by huge margins among Hispanic and Asian voters.

Is it because Obama is perceived as a socialist/radical leftist? This obviously isn't true (he's conservative by Democratic standards) but maybe he's portrayed that way by right-wing media?

Did Obama do something in particular to offend white voters that I don't know about? Maybe Obamacare is perceived as raising taxes to pay for poor/lazy/black people's health insurance? One thing to keep in mind is that the Democratic party hasn't won a majority of white voters since the 60s, so this issue isn't entirely because Obama is the nominee. Are Democrats/liberals perceived as anti-white?



I'm just curious about this. It seems kind of unhealthy for the country, in general, for voters to be divided up among racial lines like that.

 

[yoyoyo1]

he's a ****** facing a normal white man, thats it

before he was a ****** but at least he wasnt like mccain

 

[Serious]

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except these dumb ass youngins in the Chi

 

[darius19]

White voters tend to vote much more Republican in general, and white males vote more Republican than white females

Even Bill Clinton lost the white vote when he was elected

The Democrat's strategy has been get a fair share of the white vote (40% or more) + overwhelming majority of minority voters

and also keep in mind that its very region based. White voters in the South are the ones who vote overwhelmingly Republican, if you look at states like Alabama or Mississippi, Obama got about 10% of the white vote.

There's states that are lilly-white that Obama won too, like Wisconsin, Oregon, New Hampshire, etc.

 

[No1]

Part of the reason that he got less of the white vote this time is that white voters in Southern states turned out in large numbers to oppose him. So while it skewed the number, it didn't have an electoral effect. But overall the visceral hate a lot of them have towards him is unwarranted.

 

[Regular_P]

Older whites are terrified of change. I've heard this from them first hand (I'm white by the way). It is going to be this way for a while. We can only hope the younger generation of whites changes this way of thinking.

When you look at the voting breakdowns in the Presidential election, I think almost all of the larger cities (i.e. modern) voted overwhelmingly democratic, while everything in the sticks voted overwhelmingly republican.

 

[CrimsonTider]

Older whites are terrified of change. I've heard this from them first hand (I'm white by the way). It is going to be this way for a while. We can only hope the younger generation of whites changes this way of thinking.

When you look at the voting breakdowns in the Presidential election, I think almost all of the larger cities (i.e. modern) voted overwhelmingly democratic, while everything in the sticks voted overwhelmingly republican.

Conservatism is code for keeping the status quo

 

[Robbie3000]

White voters tend to vote much more Republican in general, and white males vote more Republican than white females

Even Bill Clinton lost the white vote when he was elected

The Democrat's strategy has been get a fair share of the white vote (40% or more) + overwhelming majority of minority voters

and also keep in mind that its very region based. White voters in the South are the ones who vote overwhelmingly Republican, if you look at states like Alabama or Mississippi, Obama got about 10% of the white vote.

There's states that are lilly-white that Obama won too, like Wisconsin, Oregon, New Hampshire, etc.

True. Obama was competitive in respect to the white vote in the Northeast, Mid-West and the West. The South is still getting over the Civil War.

 

[Hulk Hogan]

No 'cism

WELL TOO BAD BROTHER BECAUSE THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE REASON!

 

[acri1]

The South is still getting over the Civil War.

WELL TOO BAD BROTHER BECAUSE THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE REASON!

 

[hayesc0]

real talk I feel a lot of these white people are racist I live in Kansas and there is a customer I deal with that always talks about the Obama death panels

 

[Hulk Hogan]

real talk I feel a lot of these white people are racist I live in Kansas and there is a customer I deal with that always talks about the Obama death panels

THERE'S ALSO AN OBSCENE LEVEL OF MISINFORMATION BEING SPREAD BY THE REPUBLICANS' MEDIA APPARATUS, BROTHER! THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IS THAT THE MEDIA LEANS LEFT BUT I DOUBT THAT'S EVER BEEN TRUE, DUDE! THEY TEND TO GIVE EQUAL TIME TO WHATEVER GOP TALKING POINT IS BEING PUSHED AT THE MOMENT AND PRESENT IT AS A FAIR AND FACTUAL SIDE OF THE DEBATE, MEAN GENE! SO WE HAVE A GENUINE PROPAGANDA NETWORK SPEARHEADED BY RUSH LIMBAUGH AND A MAINSTREAM PRESS THAT NEVER CALLS HIM OUT, BROTHER!

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

THERE'S ALSO AN OBSCENE LEVEL OF MISINFORMATION BEING SPREAD BY THE REPUBLICANS' MEDIA APPARATUS, BROTHER! THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IS THAT THE MEDIA LEANS LEFT BUT I DOUBT THAT'S EVER BEEN TRUE, DUDE! THEY TEND TO GIVE EQUAL TIME TO WHATEVER GOP TALKING POINT IS BEING PUSHED AT THE MOMENT AND PRESENT IT AS A FAIR AND FACTUAL SIDE OF THE DEBATE, MEAN GENE! SO WE HAVE A GENUINE PROPAGANDA NETWORK SPEARHEADED BY RUSH LIMBAUGH AND A MAINSTREAM PRESS THAT NEVER CALLS HIM OUT, BROTHER!

Why the recent face turn back to Hulk though?

 

[Hulk Hogan]

Why the recent face turn back to Hulk though?

I WAS RESTORED FROM BACKUP, BROTHER!

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

I WAS RESTORED FROM BACKUP, BROTHER!

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