Black turnout is strong in early voting in South

[TechMan]

Blacks are already surging to the polls in parts of the South, according to initial figures from states that encourage early voting — a striking though still preliminary sign of how strongly they will turn out nationwide for Barack Obama in his campaign to become the first African-American president.

There have been predictions all year of a record black turnout for Obama. The first actual figures suggest that wasn't just talk:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081023/...r/early_voting

Now tell me race isn't a factor in these votes.

[Bonds_25]

Sounds like a reverse Bradley effect.

[themanishere]

'Race' is always a factor. It always has been and always will be. I hope not, but I do not see any possibilities in the near future that indicate otherwise.

If you cannot or do not acknowledge this...well, denial ain't just a river in Egypt.

[RedGoneWILD]

wait, black people are voting? is this newsworthy?

[TechMan]

of course it is as its something positive for Obama.

[maccards44]

Come on and say it someone.... "black people voting for Obama is racist"
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I'm licking my chops here....

[6boyds]

Racists will have an effect in the opposite way as well. Not newsworthy in the least bit.

[TechMan]

Of course theres black people that hasnt voted in one campaign i ntheir live registering to vote now, and why is that because they finally found someone they believe in no because he is black

Of course some people are voting for mccain because he isnt black. But we dont see it making headlines that 20000 white people are heading to the polls

[RedGoneWILD]

Of course theres black people that hasnt voted in one campaign i ntheir live registering to vote now, and why is that because they finally found someone they believe in no because he is black

Of course some people are voting for mccain because he isnt black. But we dont see it making headlines that 20000 white people are heading to the polls

lets be honest here...

if black people are registering and voting for the first time, and only because a black candidate is on the ticket, does this upset you greatly???

[TechMan]

no i dont care either way, but point it it's race when people say race has nothing to do with the reason he is winning by so much