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Ranking America's biases

By R. Neal
Created Feb 10 2008 - 18:46
By way of Atrios [1], here's an interesting poll [2]:
Yes, would
vote for
No, would not
vote for
%%
Catholic954
Black945
Jewish927
A woman8811
Hispanic8712
Mormon7224
Married for the third time6730
72 years of age5742
A homosexual5543
An atheist4553

Also, here's an interesting post from the TennViews roundup from an Obama supporter in Memphis: 55-40 Memphis: Electability [3]
I believe that it is much harder to get a woman elected president today than a person of color, all else being equal. As widespread as racism is, sexism runs even deeper and affects a larger proportion of the electorate. Compounding the problem: We are much more attuned to racism, and quicker to call it out, than we are to even blatant sexism.
I don't want to further the debate about whether Obama v. Clinton comes down to sexism v. racism, but do you think this poll (which is a year old) truly reflects the biases of American voters? And is 55-40 right that sexism runs deeper and is harder to recognize?

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http://www.knoxviews.com/node/7041