Potentially troubling news for Clinton in Michigan 'win'

[ProSense]

January 15, 2008

Potentially troubling news for Clinton in Michigan 'win'

(CNN) — Hillary Clinton faced a grim statistic in Michigan tonight, despite her primary "win" there: results revealed that she may have reason to worry about her grasp on the African-American vote.

The Michigan primary vote was essentially meaningless: the national party stripped the state of its delegates because it held its contest too early in the election season, and Clinton was the only major Democratic contender whose name appeared on the ballot.

Even so, roughly 70 percent of Michigan’s African-American voters — a group that makes up a quarter of Michigan’s Democratic electorate — did not cast their votes for Clinton, choosing the “uncommitted” option instead. Yet these voters weren’t uncommitted at all: in fact, according to CNN exit polls, they overwhelmingly favored Barack Obama, whose name did not appear on the ballot.

Had Obama’s name been on the Michigan ballot, CNN exit polls show that he would have won an overwhelming 73 percent of the African-American vote, in contrast to 22 percent who say they would have voted for Clinton under those circumstances. If South Carolina’s large African-American community votes as Michigan’s, Hillary may not be feeling much ‘southern hospitality’ in that state.

(emphasis added)

[still_one]

1. It is just a meaningless pissing contest. The real issues that differentiate the candidates

hopefully will be the final decider

[annie1]

2. sensationalist talking point so the news can keep talking about race.

[babylonsister]

3. People are angry; why can't everyone's vote count? It's political

at the expense of all of us.

[Quixote1818]

4. That scares the hell out of me for the General. nt

[niceypoo]

6. As if Black voters will vote GOP?

Riiiight..

[Quixote1818]

8. I am worried about them staying home disgusted with the system. nt

[Skwmom]

13. You really shouldn't take the Black vote for granted.

[BenDavid]

5. What do they know? Kinda like bush in his last race for govenor

said he got 78% of the latino vote, but only 28,000 voted.....now if 173,000 blacks voted for non committed that would be a story but I will wait and see just how many black turned out to vote......and will see what 73% of that number is....

oh and obama and edwards could have left their names on the ballots......just goes to show that hrc will carry michigan in the general

[loveangelc]

7. lets hope that carries over into SC.

[AtomicKitten]

9. K&R -- I believe this is referred to as cause and effect.

http://www.alternet.org/story/73782

[Quixote1818]

10. That video was very well done. nt

[ProSense]

11. Kick! n/t

[beachmom]

12. She calculated this. She doesn't care if she destroys our party

and the important coalitions we have built. People need to open their eyes to what the Clintons have done and continue to do to the Democratic Party.

[Barack_America]

14. This was a great story out of my home state! n/t