Party affiliation only exists because of the issues. No one would stick with a party that they liked in the past if it completely betrayed their principals. Well, not unless that other one espoused them. There's a lot of people who I imagine are going to vote for Romney specifically to oppose the Democratic president. Even some Ron Paul or Gary Johnson supporters will. But that's because they really don't like where the Democratic party stands on various issues! Nobody has this deep running preference for the letter R or the letter D. They pick the side that most closely matches where they stand on issues.
Considering the fact there are both white and black people who voted for Obama because he is black I would say that more people voted for him than against him because of his race.That I believe that the majority of voters didn't consider his race.Party affiliation is the biggest factor in my opinion, followed by the issues, followed by things like likability and being a good family man and being a good model, etc. However I think being black helps Obama among black to voters to some extent. I wonder does race identification among the 14% of black voters specifically considering the historical significance of being the first black pouts where like many city mayors wouldn't matter in terms to breaking new ground in racial equality going forward, is greater or lesser than the impact of 86% of non-black voters some of whom (hopefully few) will vote AGINST him because of race.
Considering the fact there are both white and black people who voted for Obama because he is black I would say that more people voted for him than against him because of his race.That I believe that the majority of voters didn't consider his race.
The answer is obvious.
Being that you're a conservative, I'll take it that your "obvious answer" is: "Obama gets more net votes because he's black". :lol:
The truth is what the truth is.
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