Poll Finds Racist Democrats May Cost Obama the Election

I guess it hasn't occurred to these dummies that Republicans may be voting for their own candidate rather than the Democrat. But since the Democrat just happens to be half black, the media will reflexively declare those voting against him are racist.

Just getting the excuses ready, in other words.

Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks — many calling them "lazy," "violent," responsible for their own troubles.

The poll, conducted with Stanford University, suggests that the percentage of voters who may turn away from Obama because of his race could easily be larger than the final difference between the candidates in 2004 — about two and one-half percentage points.

Certainly, Republican John McCain has his own obstacles: He's an ally of an unpopular president and would be the nation's oldest first-term president. But Obama faces this: 40 percent of all white Americans hold at least a partly negative view toward blacks, and that includes many Democrats and independents.

Just a hunch, but if the GOP nominated a black candidate, I suspect most Republicans would be voting for him while most Democrats would be voting against him.

Though I doubt we'd be seeing stories insinuating most Democrats are racist.

The findings suggest that Obama's problem is close to home — among his fellow Democrats, particularly non-Hispanic white voters. Just seven in 10 people who call themselves Democrats support Obama, compared to the 85 percent of self-identified Republicans who back McCain.

So we're to assume three out of ten Democrats are racist?

Of course not. They may just not like the fact their candidate is a total lightweight.

Lots of Republicans harbor prejudices, too, but the survey found they weren't voting against Obama because of his race. Most Republicans wouldn't vote for any Democrat for president — white, black or brown.

Not all whites are prejudiced. Indeed, more whites say good things about blacks than say bad things, the poll shows. And many whites who see blacks in a negative light are still willing or even eager to vote for Obama.

So, what exactly is the point of this story? And why doesn't the headline read Racial views steer most black Dems away from McCain?

On the other side of the racial question, the Illinois Democrat is drawing almost unanimous support from blacks, the poll shows, though that probably wouldn't be enough to counter the negative effect of some whites' views.

As I noted and the reason this story is completely meaningless is the fact many people don't think Obama is competent.

Race is not the biggest factor driving Democrats and independents away from Obama. Doubts about his competency loom even larger, the poll indicates. More than a quarter of all Democrats expressed doubt that Obama can bring about the change they want, and they are likely to vote against him because of that.

Still, in spite of all evidence, get ready for the inevitable stories claiming Obama lost because America is racist. The media is simply too lazy to look at it any other way.