For South, a Waning Hold on National Politics
For South, a Waning Hold on National Politics
By ADAM NOSSITER
Published: November 10, 2008
David Bositis, senior political analyst at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, pointed out that the 18 percent share of whites that voted for Senator John Kerry in 2004 was almost cut in half for Mr. Obama.
"There's no other explanation than race," he said.---
One white woman said she feared that blacks would now become more "aggressive," while another volunteered that she was bothered by the idea of a black man "over me" in the White House.
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Mr. Franks, who voted for Mr. McCain, said he believed that "over 50 percent voted against Obama for racial reasons," adding that in his own case race mattered "a little bit. That's in my mind."
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