Porteroso said:JXL said:Mitch Blood Green said:JXL said:Porteroso said:Mothra said:If your point is Republicans are mostly white, that is an obvious and indisputable fact. But the subject discussed on this thread is whether race is a factor voters consider in the candidates they support. Are you saying Republicans consider the race of the Republican candidate in deciding who to vote for or not? And if so, is that not racism?Porteroso said:Mothra said:What a simplistic analysis. The vast majority of Repubs are white. That might explain the color of Republican politicians as opposed to racism.Porteroso said:
You guys are joking yourselves. Look at Republicans in Congress and I wonder what % are white males. Being a white male is still big in politics, at least for Repubs.
First, 81% of Repubs in 2019 were white (though now that number is lower), as opposed to 59% of Dems are white. In the House, Repubs elected 91% whites. Dems 56%.
Second, I did not say this is racism. I am saying being white is big in politics, at least for Repubs. Not every time race is considered, is there racism. The discussion is whether being white factors into being elected, and obviously the simple answer is yes.
It is exceedingly obvious that Republicans consider race when voting. Generally speaking. I'm hesitant to label that racist, but the fact is, as white as Republicans are, they vote even whiter. I'm sure this is due to many factors but if even just 10% of Republicans were racist, it would result in skewed demographics of representatives.
Would Barack Obama have been elected President if he had been white?
Would Trump who cheats on his wife, has 3 baby mommas, attacks judges, lies, grabs women by the *****, doesn't attend church, never held office, not releases his taxes and talks about how ****ty America is have been elected if he were black?
If he had been a black Democrat (or a white one,) none of that would have mattered, now would it?
Who knows. But in reality he is a Republican and it doesn't matter to the Repubs. Beating the libs is all that matters. Theorycrafting is useless.
If you don't think Democrats can get away with things like that, Juanita Broaddrick would like a word with you.