Can Obama win the white vote in 2012?

[Stranger in a strange land]

If his approval ratings are above 60% and the economy is growing, then he has a about a 50/50 chance of winning the white vote, especially if his opponent is Palin or Huckabee. If his opponent is Jindal, he's almost assured to win the white vote.

And regarding Texas, the extreme Republicanism of Texas whites has more to do with oil and economics than it does with race and immigration.