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At this stage of the election, does racism factor into Obama's poll numbers? (6 quotes)

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Racism is difficult to measure (1 quotes)

Most of the lost votes aren’t those of dyed-in-the-wool racists...Rather, most of the votes that Mr. Obama actually loses belong to well-meaning whites who believe in racial equality and have no objection to electing a black person as president — yet who discriminate unconsciously. Read the Article

Quoted by brownlu on Oct. 6th, 2008

Among Democrats, will prejudice influence the outcome of the election? (5 quotes)

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Yes, racism will propel some to vote aga (3 quotes)

There is no question, earlier in the primary campaign the racial issue was there...We in America like to think we don't have any hang-ups or stereotypes. But because of our history and because of a lot of industrial psychology controlling the masses, people have innate prejudices. Read the Article

Quoted by brownlu on Sept. 23rd, 2008

Is the New Yorker magazine cover depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as a Muslim and flag-burning revolutionary acceptable as satire? (16 quotes)

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Yes, and it's funny (5 quotes)

I thought it was quite funny myself. This was obviously intended ironically, and it's not exactly Parade magazine. Read the Article

Quoted by johncapello on July 14th, 2008

Was Don Imus' comment about football player "Pacman" Jones racist? (1 quote)

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No (1 quotes)

Any fair minded person listening to the interchange with Warner Wolf must conclude that what Imus meant was that he was arrested because he was black, not that he committed bad deeds because he was black: the exact opposite of the meaning implied by those desperate to do Imus in... Read the Article

Quoted by johncapello on June 24th, 2008

Was Fox News 'racist' by using the term 'baby mama' to describe Michelle Obama? (9 quotes)

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Yes (5 quotes)

[Michelle Malkin] who has complained bitterly - and understandably - about racial stereotypes defends Fox News' use of the term "Baby-Mama" to describe Michelle Obama. Read the Article

Quoted by johncapello on June 12th, 2008

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