Biden/Buttigieg ticket

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(02-28-2020, 12:57 AM)hollodero Wrote: I don't know. The black vote might not be in favor of Pete, but do they really dislike him that much? I mean, these are people who are largely with Biden to begin with. Meaning, they seem pragmatic to me, I can't quite imagine a VP Pete would really make them flee in numbers. (I do have zero insight and a very shallow view on that for sure. Doesn't mean I'm wrong.)

Despite it often being portrayed as a D vs R issue... if you believe the numbers, then as of 2019, 25% of Democrats don't support gay marriage. Also only 51% of African Americans support gay marriage. That 51% is only 7% higher than the Republican rate of 44%.

51% is a low number when you figure Clinton got 80% of the African American vote.

https://www.pewforum.org/fact-sheet/changing-attitudes-on-gay-marriage/

Being gay is actually more of a boon to get white voters, who support gay marriage at a 62% rate. Even Catholics are at 61%, a full 10% higher than African Americans.