CBS Suggests Obama Losing Because Older Voters Racist
CBS:
“Now that Democrats have voted or caucused in three states in three different parts of the country, it appears there is one crucial voting bloc that will not support Barack Obama: older Americans.
Obama was able to overcome a consistent age gap in Iowa because of an unusually high turnout by young voters who supported him overwhelmingly. And he may be able to carry South Carolina, where roughly half the Democratic primary voters are expected to be African-American.
But Obama’s weak performance so far among older voters substantially increases the odds against him scoring big victories in the slew of states voting on February 5th, “Super Duper Tuesday.”
Hillary Clinton has dominated among voters of a “certain age.”
In Iowa, Clinton grabbed 45 percent of the 65 and up while Obama took just 18 percent. In New Hampshire, she won 48 percent to 32 percent. Among voters 60 and older in Nevada, Clinton mopped up with a stunning 60 percent to Obama’s 31 percent.
Nationally, Clinton led Obama 44 percent to 18 percent among voters over 65 in a CBS New/The New York Times poll taken January 9-12.
This could be Hillary Clinton’s secret recipe for success. That’s because older Americans turn out to vote.
Voters over 65 were a solid 22 percent of the Democratic primary electorate in Iowa.
But in Nevada, a dazzling 36 percent of the primary voters were over 60. Turnout for the caucuses was huge. Nearly a third of the state’s registered Democrats participated. All Democrats, even the over-65 crowd, are unusually motivated this year - not just the young voters Obama has energized.
Clinton has solid support among other populations, especially women and voters down the income ladder. But Obama has had at least some success with those groups. In Iowa, he carried women 35 percent to 30. And voters earning less than $50,000 a year preferred Obama 34 percent to 32 percent.
Before real voters began casting real votes, it was natural to wonder if older Americans were more ready to consider a woman president or a black president. It appears that the answer is in and it is to Hillary Clinton’s advantage.
In the CBS News/New York Times national poll, 94 percent of respondents said they were ready to vote for a black candidate for president. But when asked if “most people” they knew were ready to make the same choice, only 71 percent said yes.
When asked if the whole country was ready to elect a black president, just 54 percent said yes. By contrast, 65 percent said the country was ready to elect a woman president.
There is no reliable way to tell exactly what role race has played in the voting decision of older Americans. Older voters might also be expected to place a higher premium on experience. Whatever the reasons, the pattern of voting behavior so far is clear.
It is a pattern that could be a key to making Hillary Clinton the first female presidential nominee in American history.
“>CBS:
Now that Democrats have voted or caucused in three states in three different parts of the country, it appears there is one crucial voting bloc that will not support Barack Obama: older Americans.
Obama was able to overcome a consistent age gap in Iowa because of an unusually high turnout by young voters who supported him overwhelmingly. And he may be able to carry South Carolina, where roughly half the Democratic primary voters are expected to be African-American.
But Obama’s weak performance so far among older voters substantially increases the odds against him scoring big victories in the slew of states voting on February 5th, “Super Duper Tuesday.”
Hillary Clinton has dominated among voters of a “certain age.”
In Iowa, Clinton grabbed 45 percent of the 65 and up while Obama took just 18 percent. In New Hampshire, she won 48 percent to 32 percent. Among voters 60 and older in Nevada, Clinton mopped up with a stunning 60 percent to Obama’s 31 percent.
Nationally, Clinton led Obama 44 percent to 18 percent among voters over 65 in a CBS New/The New York Times poll taken January 9-12.
This could be Hillary Clinton’s secret recipe for success. That’s because older Americans turn out to vote.
Voters over 65 were a solid 22 percent of the Democratic primary electorate in Iowa.
But in Nevada, a dazzling 36 percent of the primary voters were over 60. Turnout for the caucuses was huge. Nearly a third of the state’s registered Democrats participated. All Democrats, even the over-65 crowd, are unusually motivated this year - not just the young voters Obama has energized.
Clinton has solid support among other populations, especially women and voters down the income ladder. But Obama has had at least some success with those groups. In Iowa, he carried women 35 percent to 30. And voters earning less than $50,000 a year preferred Obama 34 percent to 32 percent.
Before real voters began casting real votes, it was natural to wonder if older Americans were more ready to consider a woman president or a black president. It appears that the answer is in and it is to Hillary Clinton’s advantage.
In the CBS News/New York Times national poll, 94 percent of respondents said they were ready to vote for a black candidate for president. But when asked if “most people” they knew were ready to make the same choice, only 71 percent said yes.
When asked if the whole country was ready to elect a black president, just 54 percent said yes. By contrast, 65 percent said the country was ready to elect a woman president.
There is no reliable way to tell exactly what role race has played in the voting decision of older Americans. Older voters might also be expected to place a higher premium on experience. Whatever the reasons, the pattern of voting behavior so far is clear.
It is a pattern that could be a key to making Hillary Clinton the first female presidential nominee in American history.
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It’s so true. I know plenty of older people who throw around N-bombs like it’s nothing.
That way maybe people would vote on the character of the candidates rather than just voting because they think it would be neat to have a woman or black president…
January 19th, 2008 at 11:11 pmAside from that, I wish there was some kind of freaking test you had to take before you could vote.
Knock it off CBS, that ain’t gonna work. Just because we’re older doesn’t mean we’re deaf, we don’t hear anything.
January 20th, 2008 at 1:41 amLiberals and Socialists are the only racists I have ever met.
January 20th, 2008 at 1:48 amActually, I think it tends to be that older voters aren’t as naive and as easily taken in by appearances… Oh what the fuck am I talking about these are the dumbocrats. Alright subtract about 35% points in the naivety department for dems when applying the above rule, then you have:
Young Democrat = 5 year old child of Republican
Old Democrat = New voter with a really cranky disposition
January 20th, 2008 at 4:40 amI’m a Democrat. I like what Obama has to say.
He needs time and his own organization, though, before he can hope to handle the job of President. The Democrats, not the Republicans, would eat him alive if he were elected. This would be a re-run of the Jimmy Carter story, and I am not prepared to do that to my country.
January 20th, 2008 at 6:04 amRace? Maybe. How about he is inexperienced and not qualified to be president? Probably. Yeah, that’s it.
Of course, I don’t think his main competition is qualified to be president either.
January 20th, 2008 at 6:12 amQualifying for Prez on Democrat side is weak along with Paul and Hucky on the Republican side.
January 20th, 2008 at 7:45 amCan you imagine if Edwards got elected? We would see nothing but Lawyers advertising for class action law suits, there would be two Americas, those that sue and those getting sued.
liberals always use the racist card to try and shut people. nothing like calling someone a racist to get their support. vote obama or your a racist. Screw you CBS
January 20th, 2008 at 8:02 amOne of the things that can’t exist in this pc world is an unqualified minority.
January 20th, 2008 at 9:27 amAnother is a conservative white male with good judgment and compassion.
But the most obvious item exempt from this pc system is SANITY!!!!
I guess this makes me a racist considering that I don’t think Obama has a clue to how to be an effective President, is completely unqualified, would no more bring this country together than Colin Powell did, and is a closet bigot himself. You don’t attend a church that refers to “white devils” and not have a little tacit racism hanging in your own closet.
I wear the racist, bigot badge with honor because when I hear it, that means my opponents can’t beat me in the debate. Dimocrats can’t beat me in a debate because they are devoid of ideas other than a plan resembling pseudo socialism - their idea of a plan is to criticize the other side. So they fall back on the tired cliche of “racist” when they are challenged in real debate.
But while I’ll pull the lever, push the button on the screen, or fill in the blank for the Republican candidate as usual, I must say that this is the 6th time in a row in a Presidential election I am completely unthrilled with the choices. And John McCain, though heroic for his military service, reminds me a little too much of another moderate Republican who got his butt handed to him in a general election by the name of Robert Dole. How quickly we forget.
January 20th, 2008 at 9:45 amIt’s just as wrong and racist to vote for someone because he is black as it is to not vote for him because he’s black.
It’s just as wrong and sexist to vote for someone because she is a woman as it is to not vote for her because she’s a woman.
I don’t believe there’s a single person in America that won’t vote for Obama or Clinton for racist or sexist reasons. They won’t vote for these two for a myriad of reasons but to assume they won’t vote for these two for a single reason (sexist or racist) is naive, they simply aren’t qualified is reason enough.
January 20th, 2008 at 2:41 pm