Thinking in Monoliths

The Bee and several other papers carried a story this morning that Black voters who came out for Obama also voted heavily for Proposition 8, the measure to constitutionally enshrine a definition of marriage. (As noted in an earlier post I voted against the measure.) I wonder why this result was a surprise. IMHO it exposes a racist opinion of Black voters - that because they are Black that all of their opinions will be liberal. But if you go into many Black churches you find conservative theology.

What amuses me on this issue is not that Black voters are not monolithic in their beliefs but that the members of the media would make that assumption.

Note the following groups voted for Prop 8 in high proportions - (over 60%) - * The elderly (65+) Republicans,Conservatives,
People who decided for whom to vote in October (but not within the week before the election), People who were contacted by the McCain campaign,Protestants,Catholics,White Protestants,Those who attend church weekly, Married people, People with children under 18, Gun owners,Bush voters, Offshore drilling supporters,People who are afraid of a terrorist attack,People who thought their family finances were better now than 4 years ago,Supporters of the war against Iraq, People who didn't care about the age of the candidates,Anti-choicers,People who are from the "Inland/Valley" region of California. McCain voters. Unlike the media's characterization of Black voters - many of the groups in the list above have cross overs. But again all Catholics are not elderly neither are they Gun Owners.