Are Americans, particularly caucasians, voting against Obama out of fear?

Question

I AM a 26 year old black American. Ever since 9/11 I have been glued to politics and govt. Prejudice and racism have driven American policies historically, and politicians, specifically white politicians have decided for all Americans their idea of the best laws and so forth for our lives. My point is, john McCain has been a policy maker in the senate for decades. Hillary Clinton was the first lady for 7 or 8 years, and had the chance to make neccessary adjustments and changes to policies to better our lives. With all the experience that hillary and john has, they have not done what they offer now. Here we have a chance at the first African american/Caucasian president, who has not been around the Washington d.? ?orruptive ways like hillary and john has. All the lies hillary has told, the prejudice that john has shown against blacks with his voting record against bills aimed to better relations with the races.

Why are people voting to give the same people more chances at doing the same things again and again.? These people have abused power, and neglected the very people that they now pander to. Hillary has lied on national t.v, her husband has racially charged views that degrade the integrity of ?bama, and john McCain is almost 80. Are hillary and McCain supporters afraid that ?bama is going to actually make america fair for once, or are those simply not willing to vote for a black man, or a half white man at all? And is it ok that blacks people have never been represented as full human brings in a country that has oppressed ?s for hundreds of years?

Answer 1

This white american is voting for Obama, mainly because Hillary has a sense of entitlement to the nomination and I just don't trust her, and McCain, nor any other Republican deserves my vote since they've supported one of the worst presidents we've ever had, for the past 8 years.

Answer 2

I couldn't care less about his ethnicity.  I simply cannot abide his ultra left policies and ideology.  This, and this alone, is why I refuse to vote for Obama.  Period.

Answer 3

I am opposing Obama out of fear. Fear , not of his color but of his beliefs. He does not truly love his coujtry and is a hatefilled, divisive man who thru his actions, words and associations with hate mongers, makes me fear putting him in the White House.

His ideas are anathema to the ideals of the US.

Answer 4

I'm caucasion, non racist.  I'm not voting for anyone.  I can't stand politices.  Sure that makes me a bad person. Yadda Yadda, people died to give us freedom, but back then, we had something that was worth fighting for.  What do we have now?  Terrorists and gas prices?

Answer 5

I am Caucasian, 48 yrs old and live in Mississippi.  Believe

it or not I could care less what color a persons skin is.

I think Dr. King had it correct when he said a person

should be judged by the content of his character, I will

not be voting for Obama, but not because he is black.

Answer 6

Well, as a Caucasian voter, I can tell you that I personally am not voting for Obama, and it has nothing to do with his skin color. It has to do with his positions on issues that I deem important.

Answer 7

how sure are you that Obama is going to make america fair for once? for those who have a heart for a woman president, they might use the same language you are using now, they might also tend to say that some americans are not just willing to vote for a woman. so what people should vote for must be the programme of the candidate not his or her color or gender. anyway when they (candidates) come up with a programme, it doesn't matter how beautifu it might sound, you need to ask them how feasible it can, how are they planning to carry it out. like Obama talking "in change we can believe in" what kind of change is he stressing???? and Clinton talking about her experience, what is she planning to achieve by her experience? whatever they are talking about raise more questions than giving answers to the problem america and world are facing.

Answer 8

I think that the problems we have today with the economy, foreign policy, and human right come from our fading generations and their fear of those different.

Answer 9

If you think Barack Obama is a "fresh breath" to politics... you've been totally fooled.

He CLAIMS to not take special interest money... only we find out he has.

He CLAIMS to not be part of the name calling.... only for us to see he clearly does.

Excusing the FACT that he's got a near ZERO EXPERIENCE record... everything we know about him indicates he's EXACTLY like the "Washington" oldtimers.

You do bring up a VERY GOOD point about Hillary.  ONLY A FOOL would think that she plans to make good on any of her "ideas" when she's talking about issues that have existed for DECADES... and neither Her or Bill did anything to FIX them!!!

Liar liar, pants-suit on fire!!!

Answer 10

Me and my husband are white and for Obama all the way over the rest of the cadidates, We feel that african americans are more than entitled to their turn as president. I have extreme problems with the way that some people feel/speak/and act on the subject. Bottom line is that there is absolutely no dfference in ones potential based on skin tone. So anyone that feels there is in my book is a complete idiot thatshouldnt be taking up the air they consume to continue living.

Thats how we both feel on that.

As for the other candidates. I think the Hilarry is a total joke preying like a leach on anything she can to try and get 1 more vote, and McCain the only thought I have on him is it could go 2 ways, he'd either do nothing and not care, or he'd do a lot as it would be his dieing legacy. my faith in either of the 2 cancel out one another. So the safe bet in my book is Obama he seems to be the most fair in his views,and has done much better at his camaigns.Not to meantion he has done great with the ratio of wins to losses. Im just hoping it isnt another bought out election like bush/Gore.

Answer 11

I really do hope that's not the case because that means they aren't focusing on real issues - security, Iraq occupation, economic status, health care, social issues. These cannot be dealt with unless the public focuses on them. I really do believe Obama is the most likely of the candidates to guide America in a better path. He does have experience from the Illinois senate and the US senate. I do not know why some people discredit him for having little experience, he has been in politics since the early 1990's. He is also a former activist by the way.

Answer 12

Let me tell you about myself. White male, 63 years old, one of seven children with a textile working father stay at home mom. Not a lot of money growing up. After I graduated from high school in 1962 I answered an ad for government training as a welder in Paterson NJ. I applied and was told the program was for black people and went back to work as a pharmacy stock clerk. While in the army in Cleveland I went to a Job Corp dance, all black people. When I got out of the army in 1967 I answered an IBM ad for computer programming in Newark, NJ. The interviewer told me "I was the wrong color", the program was for black people, back to work at the pharmacy for me as a buyer.

So don't give me this bull about being a 26 year old unrepresented oppressed black man. Take advantage of the programs that are out there or are you afraid of being accused of acting white.

Answer 13

I'm a caucasian.  I voted FOR Obama and will again in the fall if given the chance.  If not Obama I will vote for Nader.

I completely agree with you, the Clintons and McCain have had plenty of power to make changes and its got us where we are now.  There is little difference to me between McCain, the Clintons, and GW Bush.  All of these people are completely invested in the status quo because they are  the people who created the status quo.  Expect no changes from Hillary or McCain.

Answer 14

We are voting for Obama out of fear of Hillary.

Answer 15

I am a Caucasian who voted for Barack Obama.

He's the only one who had the right position on the Iraq war from the beginning.  

I admit, he wasn't my favorite early in the primaries.  He's too conservative for my to immediately like him.  He's a centrist and I'm a liberal.  I tend to agree ideologically with the liberals, which means Dennis Kucinich and John Edwards.  

I do like Barack Obama -- although I don't agree with every vote he's ever made.  The votes I disagree with him on are the ones where he voted with the conservatives.  As I said, Barack Obama is a centrist.

I also liked Chris Dodd, who is a more liberal Senator than Barack Obama.  I consider Bill Richardson pretty good, and detest Joe Biden because of his vote for the bankruptcy bill, which was a vote for the corporations and against the American people.

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are both centrists, despite what right-wingers like to claim.  That's a problem for me because I'm liberal, but they're better than the alternative (radical right-wing conservative Republicans.)

When my state voted on February 5, I was torn between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, because I considered them similar on most of the issues.  What swayed me towards Barack was his early opposition to the Iraq war and Hillary Clinton's vote for the Kyle-Lieberman bill condemning Iran for non-existent "weapons of mass destruction."

I actually think the specifics of Hillary Clinton's health care plan are slightly better than Barack Obama's (both are greatly inferior to Kucinich's and Edwards' much more liberal health care plans that would have meant a single payer not-for-profit  system -- and Dodd had better plans than all of them on education) but, as I had to choose between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, I picked Barack Obama on foreign policy.

Hillary Clinton has lost me, however, as ever voting for her with her negative campaigning, which to me is a large minus against her.  If she is the candidate, at this point, I'd have to consider voting for Ralph Nader or Mike Gravel.  I don't trust Hillary Clinton to end the war and am so offended by her negative campaign and her lies about Barack Obama that I don't think I could ever vote for her in any campaign.

It is my view that the pigmentation of a candidate's skin and their gender should have nothing to do with the person's qualifications as President, and had no role in my decisions.  Though, as a believer in equality, I do think it's time we had a candidate of a minority race or a different gender, I consider it irrelevant to the more pressing matter of the candidate's positions on the issues, and would never vote for a candidate simply because of their race or because of their gender.  For example, I would vote for a woman and I'd vote for an African-American, but it will be a cold day in h**l before I'd vote for Condy Rice, because of her radical support for Bush's agenda.

Answer 16

I don't know about any other white people out there but I plan on voting for Obama.  I know he isn't as experienced as other candidates, but I am ready for a change in Washington.   I am looking for someone that hasn't been completely corrupted by the Washington machine.

Answer 17

Nope, and BTW we're not voting "against" Senator Obama, we (anyone who votes for any candidate other than Obama) are voting for the candiate we feel will best serve our interests. This is the case regardless of who you're voting for be it Senator Clinton, McCain, Ron Paul, Ralph Nader etc....

Why do certain groups always have to make EVERYTHING about race or gender ? If I don't vote for Obama I must be racist, if I don't vote for Clinton I must be sexist and I'm willing to bet there are some that will claim that if I do vote for McCain it must be that I'm homosexual.

Just a simple question for you, what has Obama actually accomplished politically that remotely makes him qualified for the Office of President?

Answer 18

voting against Obama out fo fear? sure. But fear of his being black? Not a chance. I assure you I am not voting for Obama because I abhore his politics. I disagree with the issues he stands for. I for one do not want to see an even larger, bloated, cancerous federal government (it is large, bloated and cancerous enough already) digging it's paws into my affairs.

So Yes, I fear of the socialist, liberal agenda he represents, and a resounding no fear because he is a black man. To suggest as much is racist.

Answer 19

no matter what i say you will continue to use race as an excuse for anything that happens to you.

i firmly believe that the difference between our two peoples would slowly die from neglect if you didn't keep it alive.

I'm voting for McCain (i don't particularly like him)not because of race but because of my politics.

he is way to liberal for me but much less so than Clinton or obama.