Poll: Nearly Half Of African Americans Want Hillary On Ticket
This interesting number buried in a new Rasmussen Reports poll should perhaps make us question whether African American voters are really all that upset with Hillary over the racially-charged tactics she was accused of using during the campaign...
Forty-five percent (45%) of African-Americans support Mrs. Clinton for vice president, with 35% opposed and 19% undecided. Among white voters, 47% oppose her being on the ticket; 32% think it's a good idea, and 21% are unsure.
By a double-digit margin, more African American Dems than white Dems -- nearly half of them -- want her on the ticket. Barely more than a third of African Americans oppose it.
One other interesting number in the poll that reminds us again of the upper-lower income divide among Dems: "Most Democrats (58%) who earn less than $60,000 a year believe Clinton should be Obama's running mate. Just 43% of upper income Democrats agree."
Overall, the poll, which was taken the night after Obama clinched it, finds that a majority of Dems -- 51% -- want her as veep.
Comments (120)