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Can Obama Improve His Numbers Among Non-Black Voters?

Over at Newsbusters, they run the numbers and determine that in North Carolina, Obama won 34.8 percent of the non-African-American vote; in Indiana, 41.2 percent of the non-African-American vote.
In North Carolina, African-Americans made up 40 percent of the Democratic primary vote; in Indiana, 16.8 percent.
In 2004, nationally, African-Americans made up about 11 percent of the general election turnout. They split 88-11 in favor of Kerry.

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