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What percentage of Dems are African American? (Original Post) B2G Nov 2017 OP
accprding to 2016 exit poll data onenote Nov 2017 #1
Not sure why it is framed in terms of AA's. NCTraveler Nov 2017 #2
Because of the post up there . nt B2G Nov 2017 #3
No it's not something we should embrace and that's coming from an Atheist. Kirk Lover Nov 2017 #4

onenote

(42,581 posts)
1. accprding to 2016 exit poll data
Tue Nov 7, 2017, 05:58 PM
Nov 2017

12 percent of the electorate was African American and 89% voted for Clinton
11 percent of the electorate was Latino (also a community that is highly religious) and 66 percent voted for Clinton

While not 100 percent of African American or Latino voters are religious, my guess is that they are more religious than the average white Democratic voter.

It's a part of our party's base we cannot alienate.

I might add, a significant portion of the electorate (not distinguishing by race) self-identified as belonging to some religious faith (only 15% indicated "no religion" in exit polls). So pissing on religion isn't all that helpful with a lot of white Democrats as well.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
2. Not sure why it is framed in terms of AA's.
Tue Nov 7, 2017, 05:59 PM
Nov 2017

We should ridicule many aspects of organized religion. Personally, I think attacking prayer is a little out there and as poorly thought out as those who use it as a stick of ignorance. Still, bigotry and the like should be ridiculed. I don't care as to the color of the person professing it.

The church I go to ridicules numerous aspects of organized religion.

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