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Old 04-09-2007, 02:19 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by sycamore View Post
I don't believe the majority of that poll...sounds way too PC. I'm not above giving people credit where credit is due, but 92% would elect a Jew? 88% a woman? 72% a Mormon? Bullshit.
In California they call this the Bradley effect, after a very popular African American politician who ran for office, whose poll numbers were much higher going in to the election than the numbers he actually got. A lot of people will say that they're going to vote for a minority candidate, but can't actually bring themselves to. Most racists are either unconscious of their racism or deeply secretive about it.
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