PI Original Josh Kalven Saturday October 18th, 2008, 2:45pm

Even The Racists Are Voting For Obama

About two weeks ago, I posted an item headlined "Even The Racists Are Undecided" that offered up anecdotal evidence that some Americans who think it's okay to call Barack Obama a "n***ger" are also leaning towards voting for him.  Well, here's your latest ...

About two weeks ago, I posted an item headlined "Even The Racists Are Undecided" that offered up anecdotal evidence that some Americans who think it's okay to call Barack Obama a "n***ger" are also leaning towards voting for him.  Well, here's your latest installment, via FiveThirtyEight's Sean Quinn.  In this case, however, the racists aren't undecided anymore:

So a canvasser goes to a woman's door in Washington, Pennsylvania. Knocks. Woman answers. Knocker asks who she's planning to vote for. She isn't sure, has to ask her husband who she's voting for. Husband is off in another room watching some game. Canvasser hears him yell back, "We're votin' for the n***er!"

Woman turns back to canvasser, and says brightly and matter of factly: "We're voting for the n***er."

In this economy, racism is officially a luxury. How is John McCain going to win if he can't win those voters?

(H/T Ezra Klein)

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