98% of the black vote (black base, whatever you want to call it) votes for the BLACK candidates over the white one in 99% of all elections. Black Democrats can count on up to 40% of the white vote, even when they run against a more qualified white.

Don’t sit there and throw race bombs against the base of the Republican party which has voted against the “give away” Liberalism that blacks cherish and subscribe. I’m gettin sick and friggin’ tired of holier-than-thou, hypocritical white folks and black folks accusing whites who vote against Liberal, Leftist blacks as racists. These same “racist” whites you denigrate are the same ones who laud and admire people like JC Watts, Condi Rice, Clarence Thomas, Ken Blackwell, Thomas Sowell, Michael Steele, Lynn Swann and others who are Conservative but are also black.

Republicans need to stand up and stop cowering to these false charges of racism made by the race pimps in the Democrat party.

Again, 98% voted for Obama over McCain. NO OTHER VOTING SEGMENT was that much in the pocket for any candidate. And don’t tell me ideology and political philosophy were at play. Normally, a GOP candidate for Prez gets around 9-10% of the black vote. This was all about race for blacks, not whites.

So get it straight who the REAL racists—(read: mindless sheep) are, you ignoramus.

Davis is a world class guy, but you have to balance that with the sad, ironic reality that a good chunk of the remaining old school yellow dog/fdr/tva (choose your descriptor) north alabama white democratic base are from a different generation and are apparently racists (not to mention a good chunk of the repub base).

But #13 is right about Davis’ appeal to the R’s, I have heard a bunch of the BCA/big business repubs talking about what a great guy Davis is how they can’t lose in the big pic if he’s the Dem nominee – and that gives me great pause.

As to black turnout, in 2008 there were 22,863 straight Dem votes in that portion of Montgomery in CD 2. By comparison, in 2006 there were only 9,614 straight Dem votes in the same boxes in the general election between Folsom and Strange. That’s a jump of 138% from ‘06 to ‘08.

Hawkins has “out of sight positive numbers?” Out of sight in what regard? Among those polled at a Hawkins Family reunion? For those polled in Pike County? For those who said they would prefer a nicely-dressed middle-aged man who was a college president of a state college? Sure, among those constituencies I guess I could understand those “out of sight” numbers.

BUT…4/5ths of the state has never heard of the guy. How can he have “out of sight” positive numbers???

So, given that Davis’ pollster is not a quack, but a national pro (John Anzalone), I would surmise that any Davis numbers probably assume a black turnout of between 22%-25%. By the way, like #6, I have heard that there is a new Anzalone poll too and that while Davis doesn’t do quite as well as in the AEA numbers, that he is essentially even with the leading Repubs, that Folsom has surprisingly high negatives, and that Jack Hawkins has out of sight positive numbers.

Davis doesn’t need Obama’s coattails. He consistently garners the support of the business community and white Republicans. He will handily win a general election based on HIS supporters. Your words are almost offensive – suggesting that race is the only card on the table in 2010. Davis’ career has proven that race is not an issue (exhibit A: Davis’ comments regarding the Azalea Trail Maids).

#8, I would suggest that you quit focusing on race (segregation ended 50 years ago, afterall) and start looking at what’s best for Alabama. Davis does.