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Well I'll say this. You get one of your own running in an election and it has a huge effect on turnout, irrespective of ideals.

Posted by Loyola Nov 9 '12, 10:21

Obviously the candidate has to be the right side of crazy to make him electable. And I'm as guilty of that way of thinking as anyone else who would "vote for their own". No matter what JFK did, or what his ideals were, he is still my favourite president precisely because his grandfather was Irish. If that's racism, so be it.

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- The point is you can't ascribe an increase in the black vote in 04 at 10 million votes for Kerry, going up to 14 million for Obama in 08, to - Loyola Nov 9, 11:01

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Well I'll say this. You get one of your own running in an election and it has a huge effect on turnout, irrespective of ideals.

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