Racists for Obama?
I think that part of the reason that the attacks by Mayor Daley and the Children's Museum on residents of Chicago's New East Side (bordered by Michigan Ave - Randolph - Wacker Dr. - Lake Michigan) have been so soundly rejected is that it ran so contrary to people's perceptions of downtown residents.
Racist? New East Side? It just so happens that Barack Obama's former fundraiser lives in that neighborhood, so I went back to check how Obama did in his primary race there in 2004:
Pct. 6 - 60%
Pct. 13 - 67%
Pct. 50 - 68%
Pct. 51 - 73%
Pct. 52 - 84%
Average: 70%
I'd say Obama did pretty good with the "racists", especially since then Democratic Committeeman Burt Natarus and Mayor Daley both backed Obama's opponent, Dan Hynes.
Just for comparison, Obama got 15% of the vote in Daley's 11th Ward.
