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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

Lynda, I like the argument the article makes better than yours -- theirs 
supports my opinion <G>   .....bobford 



----- Original Message ----
From: Lynda <lurine AT softcom.net>
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 11:24:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] White Democrats could cost Obama election

What y'all and the pollsters don't ever seem to take into consideration is 
that number of registered votes doesn't count for poop.  It is the long 
history of the number of registered voters who actually vote!  MUCH 
different set of numbers.

The number of registered votes is no more a basis for figuring out how the 
election will go than looking at the Zone map and saying I'm in Zone 7 I can 
plant x, y and z.!

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bob ford" <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>


James, I didn't make a comment about racism in general, neither does the 
article. My earlier post, last month, and this article today, is strictly 
about the demographic numbers game and how the party that has been built on 
identity politics, could suffer from the same identity schisms for which 
they have accused others. The article, and my post takes, Republicans , and 
independents (like you and I ), out of the equation.

This is about numbers. If the same percentage of Democrats votes for Obama, 
as the percentage of Republicans votes for McCain, then McCain has no 
chance. There are just too many more registered Demvcrats than there are 
registered Republicans; especially in the few battleground states that will 
ultimately decide this election. Pennsylvania , for example; 67% of all 
registered voters are Democrats, that is a 3:1 numbers advantage.

This is not about ideology , in general. It is about the overall numbers 
game ......bobford

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