The colour of votes

I.M. Beck wrote: "It's not really the fact that Barack Obama is black that makes his election historic, it is the fact that the electorate has ignored this." These are the statistics: White vote: Obama 43%, Mc Cain 55%. Black vote: Obama 95%, Mc Cain 4%.

I.M. Beck wrote: "It's not really the fact that Barack Obama is black that makes his election historic, it is the fact that the electorate has ignored this." These are the statistics: White vote: Obama 43%, Mc Cain 55%. Black vote: Obama 95%, Mc Cain 4%. Hispanic vote: Obama 66%, Mc Cain 31%. Perhaps Beck would like to reconsider his rash statement?

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