tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37266000.post4740693468579402206..comments2023-10-30T03:37:01.387-05:00Comments on ElectionDissection.com: How Not to Navigate the Primary/General Two-Step. Or, Did Artur Davis Have Any Choice Than to Move Right???Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37266000.post-44839515391535233892010-06-02T19:13:36.635-05:002010-06-02T19:13:36.635-05:00There's a difference between the population of...There's a difference between the population of minorities a state has and that state's willingness to vote for them. Most of the recent evidence suggests, in fact, that the relationship is inverse. Those states with the highest % of African Americans have had white electorates the least likely to vote for them. Check out Schaller's "Whistling Past Dixie." Kerry got a higher % of the white vote in 2004 in AL than Obama did in 2008. If you consider that Kerry was running against an incumbent, was portrayed as an "elite" northeasterner, and ran in an electoral context much less favorable than '08, that's pretty striking if you ask me.CBMurrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03625958254059490386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37266000.post-38600222882712382202010-06-02T17:35:03.976-05:002010-06-02T17:35:03.976-05:00Who is to say that an African American should have...Who is to say that an African American should have more difficulty being elected in the state of Alabama than any other state? "Given our states history", I would venture to guess that Alabamians are much more tolerant to other races than the citizens many states, which have such a low population of minorities that they have never learned what it means to be racially diverse. The state of Alabama is over one quarter black. This is a very favorable demographic to work with for a black political candidate.Amanda Wilson (future Beck)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05181599338626013771noreply@blogger.com