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Marylanders Know [Steele is winning big-time African American support]
Washington Times ^ | November 7, 2006 | Joel Mowbray

Posted on 11/07/2006 11:06:26 AM PST by freedomdefender

it seems a safe bet that Mr. Steele will win at least 20 percent of the black vote -- most polls show him at least in that range -- but it is the movement on the ground that most strongly suggests a Steele surge in the black vote. Mr. Steele won the enthusiastic backing of hip-hop legend Russell Simmons -- an unabashed Democrat -- and he's also received support from a number of leading black pastors, influential figures in their communities. These endorsements are particularly significant in light of the anger felt by many black Democrats in Maryland after what they considered a snubbing of Mr. Mfume in the primary. And Mr. Cardin certainly didn't help his cause when he pulled out of an NAACP-sponsored debate at the last minute. But the Republican has received no support more important than the backing of all five black members of the Prince George's County Council -- all of whom are elected Democrats. Mr. Steele hails from Largo, which is part of the vote-rich county, giving him an advantage already over his Baltimore-based opponent in terms of visibility in the Washington suburbs. Prince George's County, the wealthiest majority-minority county in the nation, is normally a reliable Democratic stronghold, but if Mr. Steele pulls over 35 percent there, his chance of victory skyrockets.

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To: Experiment 6-2-6

I voted around 10:00am in Bethesda, Monkey
County, MD. There were more election judges than voters.
Last election, I had to wait in line for 30-40min.
This time in and out in 5 min. My district is
overwhelmingly demoncrap. Guess the dem GOTV
is less than stellar here among those libber-al
elites who know what is best for you and I.
BTW, I cranked one out for M Steele and B Erlich.

MV


41 posted on 11/07/2006 11:48:10 AM PST by madvlad ((Born in the south, raised around the globe and STILL republican))
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To: lesko

Hey not that long ago 2% would of been 4 inch headlines.


42 posted on 11/07/2006 11:50:23 AM PST by mad_as_he$$ (Never corner anything meaner than you. NSDQ)
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To: mad_as_he$$

This Marylander is very happy.


43 posted on 11/07/2006 11:52:40 AM PST by freepertoo
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To: freedomdefender
Wahoo!

The tide is turning. The blacks are leaving the "Rat Res."

Steele is one impressive candidate - polished, intelligent, humorous...if you haven't seen his web site and his campaign ads, do yourself a favor! (Whoever did his ads, the pubbies had better grab them up quick and start on 2008.)

http://www.steeleformaryland.com/

here are a couple/three of his ads:

ad with his sons - hilarious

http://www.steeleformaryland.com/straight_shooter_video.htm

ad with his sister, the doctor - on stem cell research

http://www.steeleformaryland.com/StemCellVideo.htm

the famous "puppy" ad
http://www.steeleformaryland.com/ideasVideo.htm
Question: What, besides Pres. Bush, scares dimRats the most? Answer: a black republican and this one make Obama look like a kid still wet behind the ears. Steele is a black man that can start erasing the race factor in peoples minds and just think on the candidate.
44 posted on 11/07/2006 12:01:45 PM PST by maine-iac7 ( "...but you can't fool all of the people all the time." LINCOLN)
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To: maine-iac7; freedomdefender

Exciting news....


45 posted on 11/07/2006 12:17:08 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: maine-iac7
Excellent ads, among the best I've seen. He is definitely Presidential material - given a little time and a national stage.

Regards, Ivan

46 posted on 11/07/2006 12:19:29 PM PST by MadIvan (I aim to misbehave.)
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To: hophead

Yep. I read somewhere that if he gets over 20% of the black vote he's almost a lock to get elected.


47 posted on 11/07/2006 12:21:12 PM PST by borkrules
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To: freedomdefender

PG County, MD is a bellweather AA county in the USA.

That county is wall to wall AA Washington DC civil servants.

If those people start voting republican -- they'll have a profound effect on the AA dominated government unions.


48 posted on 11/07/2006 12:24:31 PM PST by ckilmer
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To: freedomdefender
Newsflash!

20% of African-Americans in Maryland have no idea what Hillary Clinton is talkin' 'bout.

49 posted on 11/07/2006 12:25:57 PM PST by N. Theknow ((Kennedys - Can't drive, can't fly, can't ski, can't skipper a boat - But they know what's best.))
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To: maine-iac7

Rice/Steele 2008?????

boy would that be a landslide...


50 posted on 11/07/2006 12:26:57 PM PST by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help...)
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To: reelfoot
"20 percent of the black vote" is not what I would call "big-time".

Nor is it enough to carry a victory either.

51 posted on 11/07/2006 12:27:33 PM PST by scannell
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To: MadIvan
He is definitely Presidential material - given a little time and a national stage.

Exactamundo. The difference with pubbies and dimRats is that pubbies elect/appoint people on merit/qualification reGARDless of race. Rats because of race, the he*l with the qualifications.

Ergo - quality in on our side...and we, as a nation, can start outgrowing the race factor.

Wont it be nice one day when we can read a story and not have a person's race mentioned, even if they happen to be black or 'brown' or purple?

52 posted on 11/07/2006 12:35:06 PM PST by maine-iac7 ( "...but you can't fool all of the people all the time." LINCOLN)
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To: Mr. K
Rice/Steele 2008????? boy would that be a landslide...

All we'd have to do is float the idea - the Rats would run off the cliffs like lemmings

53 posted on 11/07/2006 12:36:41 PM PST by maine-iac7 ( "...but you can't fool all of the people all the time." LINCOLN)
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To: freepertoo
I have wondered for sometime how long it would be before the Black community realized that the Rats have abandoned them. Sounds like maybe that light is flickering.

I grew up in Takoma Park and still have a soft spot for soft shell crap!!!

54 posted on 11/07/2006 12:53:05 PM PST by mad_as_he$$ (Never corner anything meaner than you. NSDQ)
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To: freedomdefender

Yeeeeee hah!


55 posted on 11/07/2006 12:57:39 PM PST by GOP_1900AD (Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
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To: freedomdefender

If the people of MD are not wise enough to recognize this man already exhibits statesman qualities, then it is their loss. Obama? Joke, empty suit. Ford? Joke, empty suit. Steele? presidential.


56 posted on 11/07/2006 1:00:35 PM PST by Hattie
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To: twigs
They ( Blacks ) maybe liberal on many things, but, when it comes to same sex marriage, they are overwhelming traditional.
57 posted on 11/07/2006 1:17:41 PM PST by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM 53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
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To: freedomdefender

"Marylanders Know [Steele is winning big-time African American support]"

If this is true and Steele wins we may have finally turned the corner on the black folks' blindly voting for dems.


58 posted on 11/07/2006 1:19:57 PM PST by Lee'sGhost (Crom!)
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To: dmz

"LOL. Spoken like a true out of stater. In Maryland (my home), a Republican getting 20% of the black vote is flipping landslide."

Your "out of stater" analysis doesn't hold water. In my own state, the same phenomenon prevails, as it does in much of the country. Cut it as you will, 20%--while marginally more than the 6-12% black vote for a Republican that might usually prevail--is not "big-time".

It's still pathetically small.


59 posted on 11/07/2006 1:22:49 PM PST by reelfoot
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To: maine-iac7

Too bad Swann and Blackwell didn't run campaigns as well.


60 posted on 11/07/2006 1:25:05 PM PST by CPT Clay (Drill ANWR, Personal Accounts NOW.)
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