[EL] query about white Southern voters in 2012

[Rick Hasen]

In response to a recent blog post about African-Americans in the south 
being willing to vote for white candidates, and its potential relevance 
for the Shelby County VRA section 5 case before the Supreme Court,  a 
reader asked me about cross-racial voting going the other way: southern 
White voting for Obama and for black gubernatorial and other 
African-American candidates.
I recall seeing some statistics on Obama v. Kerry among Southern whites 
but I cannot find that reference now.   I'd appreciate pointers to that 
comparison, and any relevant statistics or literature.
Thanks.

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