Obama and Clinton . . . Women and African Americans?

Question

I am a white woman. I have noticed that people assume I will vote for Hillary based solely on my gender and ethnicity. The people making such assumptions are generally post middle age white males. Has anyone else had the same experience? If you are African American do people just assume you are voting for Obama? This debate is played out nightly on the news but I have yet to meet one person who would base his or her vote on such qualifications . . .

Answer 1

I'm with you. I haven't met anyone yet either. Such an assumption is insulting to Caucasian women, all women and African Americans.

Answer 2

First of all, it is NOT only post middle aged white male who make that assumption. Secondly It is a fact that many African Americans will associate with Obama and many women will associate with Hillary. And finally, of course you have yet to meet someone who tells you their basis for voting ... that is because no one wants to talk about who they vote, same as how much they make ... and no one especially women don't want to tell people that they are voting Hillary because she is female ... it would sound so ... "silly" if you know what i mean.

Answer 3

I am in full support of Hillary because she is for helping people with Autism. A Hillary administration will finally get the attention this mental condition deserves. I tried 8 years ago to get both Al Gore and George Bush to talk about Autism. I finally feel like I have been vindicated for my efforts. I think Hillary should put Tipper in charge of think tank on mental issues once she wins.

Answer 4

I think Barack Obama is cool.


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Answer 5

I am a person who never assumes anything but I have heard several women say they support Hillary because she is a woman.

Conversly I do know several African Americans who support Obama but have never heard anyone say it's because he's black.

Answer 6

They are just looking for a straw man they can build and knock down. It scares them to think that the public may really think Hillary and/or Obama are the best qualified for the job.

Answer 7

Anyone who knows me know that they do not make a gun big enough to make me vote for Hillary. I'm not crazy about obama either, but that is only because he and I are 180 degrees out on our beliefs.

Answer 8

Yeah people assume that I'll be voting for Clinton, because I'm a feminist.

I'm all about Kucinich.

Answer 9

I'm 64, white and female.

Obama in '08!

Answer 10

I am also a white woman, and when asked who I liked best, it was also assumed my answer would be clinton..... WRONG !! SCREW THE LIBERALS... GO RUDY !!!