Elections

[cema]

I think many Americans elected BO because he is black. In the past people could have voted for a black man despite his color, and it is progress (and before that would not or could not vote for blacks etc). But when will people ignore the color altogether? That will be something.

Comments

Re: some math

[ygam.livejournal.com]

The number of eligible black citizens in 2008 is much bigger than in 2004

Числа со ссылками, пжлст.

Re: some math

[denovo18.livejournal.com]

Example: in Georgia the number of newly registered black voters in 2008 increased almost 30 % in comparison with 2004, see http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/55109.html. The same happened in other states.

Re: some math

[ygam.livejournal.com]

Здесь речь идет о зарегистрированных избирателях. Eligible - это все взрослые кроме умственно отсталых и т. д.