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Def
37
41
22
Vote
36
41
23
Not Like
35
45
20
Def Not
34
46
20
Not Sure
34
46
20
QUESTION: Do you think Barack Obama is a socialist?
YES
NO
NOT SURE
All
63
21
16
Men
66
20
14
Women
60
22
18
White
64
20
16
Other/Ref
55
30
15
18-29
62
22
16
30-44
63
21
16
45-59
63
21
16
60+
64
21
15
NE
57
25
18
South
67
18
15
MW
61
22
17
West
60
23
17
Def
64
20
16
Vote
63
21
16
Not Like
61
23
16
Def Not
60
24
16
Not Sure
60
25
15
QUESTION: Do you believe Barack Obama wants the terrorists to win?
YES
NO
NOT SURE
All
24
43
33
Men
27
41
32
Women
21
45
34
White
26
42
32
Other/Ref
9
51
40
18-29
23
44
33
30-44
24
43
33
45-59
24
43
33
60+
24
42
34
NE
19
49
32
South
28
39
33
MW
22
44
34
West
21
46
33
Def
25
42
33
Vote
24
43
33
Not Like
22
44
34
Def Not
22
46
32
Not Sure
22
46
32
QUESTION: Do you believe ACORN stole the 2008 election?
YES
NO
NOT SURE
All
21
24
55
Men
23
22
55
Women
19
26
55
White
22
23
55
Other/Ref
7
42
51
18-29
19
25
56
30-44
24
24
52
45-59
21
24
55
60+
19
23
58
NE
18
28
54
South
23
21
56
MW
20
25
55
West
19
27
54
Def
22
23
55
Vote
22
24
54
Not Like
19
25
56
Def Not
18
27
55
Not Sure
17
27
56
QUESTION: Do you believe Sarah Palin is more qualified to be president than Barack Obama?
YES
NO
NOT SURE
All
53
14
33
Men
55
13
32
Women
51
15
34
White
54
12
34
Other/Ref
45
31
24
18-29
52
16
32
30-44
53
14
33
45-59
53
14
33
60+
53
13
34
NE
47
19
34
South
57
12
31
MW
52
14
34
West
50
16
34
Def
54
13
33
Vote
53
14
33
Not Like
52
15
33
Def Not
51
17
32
Not Sure
51
18
31
QUESTION: Do you believe Barack Obama is a racist who hates white people?
YES
NO
NOT SURE
All
31
36
33
Men
34
34
32
Women
27
38
35
White
33
35
32
Other/Ref
12
44
44
18-29
28
38
34
30-44
30
37
33
45-59
31
36
33
60+
33
34
33
NE
27
40
33
South
35
33
32
MW
30
37
33
West
28
39
33
Def
/> 32
35
33
Vote
31
36
33
Not Like
30
38
32
Def Not
29
39
32
Not Sure
30
39
31
QUESTION: Do you believe your state should secede from the United States?
YES
NO
NOT SURE
All
23
58
19
Men
27
56
17
Women
19
60
21
White
25
57
18
Other/Ref
7
66
27
18-29
21
60
19
30-44
22
60
18
45-59
24
56
20
60+
23
58
19
NE
10
66
24
South
33
52
15
MW
18
61
21
West
16
63
21
Def
24
56
20
Vote
23
58
19
Not Like
21
61
18
Def Not
21
62
17
Not Sure
21
62
17
QUESTION: Should Congress make it easier for workers to form and join labor unions?
YES
NO
NOT SURE
All
7
68
25
Men
6
70
24
Women
8
66
26
White
6
71
23
Other/Ref
15
44
41
18-29
6
69
25
30-44
7
68
25
45-59
7
68
25
60+
7
67
26
NE
11
64
25
South
5
71
24
MW
7
68
25
West
9
65
26
Def
6
69
25
Vote
7
68
25
Not Like
9
67
24
Def Not
9
67
24
Not Sure
9
67
24
DKOS REPUBLICAN POLL 2010
The Daily Kos Republican Poll was conducted by Research 2000 from January 20 through January 31, 2010. A total of 2003 self-identified Republicans were interviewed nationally by telephone. Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers, nationally.
The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus two percentage points. This means that there is a ninety-five percent probability that the “true” figure would fall within that range if the entire self-identified Republican population were sampled. The margin for error is higher for any demographic subgroup, such as for gender or region.
GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN
Northeast:
DC, ME, VT, NY, MD, PA, CT, DE, MA, NH, RI, WV, NJ
South:
FL, NC, SC, AL, MS, GA, VA, TN, KY, LA, AR, TX
Midwest:
IL, MN, MI, OH, WI, IA, MO, KS, IN, ND, SD, OK, NE
West:
NM, CA, OR, WA, AK, HI, MT, ID, UT, NV, AZ, WY, CO
[1] The Directors Guild of America reports that just 4 percent of its director membership is black. The Writers Guild of America says that 4.5 percent of members employed as television writers and 3.2 percent of members employed as film writers are black (2007). Paris Barclay, Director-Showrunner of “In Treatment” and co-chair of the DGA’s Diversity Task Force, estimates that up to 82 percent of all episodes in television are “directed by Caucasian men.”
[2] A version of this essay was first published at Counterpunch.org, January 14, 2008.
[3] A version of this essay was first published at Counterpunch.org, March 24, 2008.
[4] First published in Black Rennaissance Noire, Volume 9, Issue 2-3, Fall 2009/Winter 2010.
[5] A version of this essay was first published at Counterpunch.org, June 24, 2008.
[6] A version of this essay was first published at Counterpunch.org, August 11, 2008.
[7] A version of this essay was first published at Counterpunch.org, October 24-26, 2008.
[8] Boogie Man, The Lee Atwater Story, was shown in thirty-five cities before election day. For more information go to www. boogiemanfilm.com.
[9] A version of this essay was first published at Counterpunch.org, November 5, 2008.
[10] A version of this essay was first published at Counterpunch.org, April 7, 2008.
[11] This satire was first published at Counterpunch.org, on November 2, 2009.
[12] A version of this essay was first published at Counterpunch.org, July 27, 2009 after Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s arrest by a policeman in front of his house in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
[13] A version of this essay was first published at Counterpunch.org, August 6, 2009
[14] ACORN was found to have broken no laws by a congressional report issued in December 2009.
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Reed, Ishmael, 1938-
Barack Obama and the Jim Crow media: the return of the nigger breakers / Ishmael Reed.
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1. Obama, Barack—In mass media. 2. Racism in mass media—United States. 3. Mass media and race relations—United States. 4. African Americans in mass media. 5. United States—Race relations. 6. Racism—United States.
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