Can Obama Win Mississippi?

If that happen (Obama won 95% of the African-American vote in Mississippi), The black vote would yield Mr.Obama 37% of Mississippi's statewide votes. To get the last 13% he needs for a majority, Mr.Obama would need to persuade a mere 21% of white voters in Mississippi to support him.

Sounds easy, right? But only 14% of white votes in Mr.Obama would need to increase that number 7 percentage point, a 50% increase. NY Times's Thomas Schaller reports.

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[luvs2teach00]

@pstarsbob The economy needs to be stronger by 2012 with unemployment around 6- 7%, Afghanistan has to be a success, no terrorist attacks, and Obama's presidency is free of scandal and he is not harmed, if he decides to run again, he will pick up states like Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, West Virginia, Missouri, the Dakotas, and Montana, and Arizona.

[bravesfanforever31]

I meant to say 9 out of 10 white voters voted for the Republican

[DONUTBUZZCUT]

Obama got 43% of the vote in mississippi

[bravesfanforever31]

this Christie guy is smart but clueless in a way. To only suggest that Democrats can't win the South because they ignore certain constituency is ingenuious. There are racial and culturally and religious reasons why Dems can't win the South. It is mostly racially. White Southerners are not going to support a party that focuses mainly on racially and culturally diversity and unity. Like Obama said they focus on religion (nothing wrong with that), guns, hating queers, claiming blacks are lazy

[bravesfanforever31]

9 out of 10 white mississippians voted for the democrat with 5% of blacks voting for the republican. In the furture something will give so the dems can win or have a chance in mississippi. If the economy gets better and obama has a very high 70-75 percent approval rating, and he catches Bin laden, then he'll win miss and may even double his white support or triple it from 10% to 30%. Rednecks in Mississippi will say "that colored man Obama aint that bad ill pull the lever for him next time!"

[jsujustice08]

Obama will win Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, Florida, and Virginia. Oh yes, Harris County, Dallas County, and Tarrant County Texas. Lol. The South shall rise again. Go DIXIE!!!

[Timothymarcc]

I am from Mississippi. I am an African-American male, and I am telling you all that Obama is not going to win in Mississippi.

He doesn't have a shot/

[danielopusone]

I am an independent! I voted for Bush in '04, and voted for Hilary in the Indiana Primary. I've split my ticket over the past nine years. Split hairs as much as you wish, however, there are millions of voters that are ticked off.

[greg2009]

Obama had nothing to do with disenfranchising voters. You are mad because the DNC didn't allow Hillary Clinton to change the rules in the game-those states broke the rules-That is like asking the referees to extend the game another quarter so the losing team can catch up. I'm not an Obama or Clinton supporter, by the way. Go ahead and vote for McCain or stay home, it is not going to make a difference anyway. Independents are going to decide this election anyway not partisan sides!