GA-Atlanta Journal Constitution Poll: Romney+8

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Romney 71% of the white vote!

The south never  ceases to amaze.

Can someone explain to me why it is so racist and horrible that 70% of white voters are backing Romney, yet no one ever bothers to mention the fact that 95%+ of African-Americans are backing Obama? Now, I understand they traditionally vote Democratic anyways (Same could be said with white voters on the GOP), but Obama has certainly received a much higher % than previous Democratic candidates, and turnout amongst African-Americans was way up in 2008.

It's just something I've never quite understood. Maybe I'm not being politically correct, but oh well.

When the hatred is visceral and without foundation in some personal outrage it just might be racism. It was not racism to hate Osama bin Laden... or for that matter, Jerry Sandusky.

Racism is a reality in politics in the rural South, and President Obama can easily be cast as the "food stamp" President. Metro Atlanta is fairly liberal, but Georgia is still heavily rural. Barack Obama has failed badly to win rural white support; he has the wrong campaign techniques for rural areas. He does win rural blacks, Hispanics, and First Peoples.   

In 2016, when the Democrats  nominate a white populist, Georgia can be a swing state. Barack Obama might be the right sort of Democrat to win Virginia, but the wrong Democrat to win Georgia.  Barack Obama is no populist.