This was actually written by the braintrust (such as it is) of
Politico in 2012:
If President Barack Obama wins, he will be the popular choice of Hispanics, African-Americans, single women and highly educated urban whites. That’s what the polling has consistently shown in the final days of the campaign. It looks more likely than not that he will lose independents, and it’s possible he will get a lower percentage of white voters than George W. Bush got of Hispanic voters in 2000.
A broad mandate this is not.
Shorter MASTERS VandeHei and Allen:
All voters are equal,
White voters are more equal than others.
(pic from
here)
