[Cap74]

Welcome aboard.

I hope you feel comfortable here. From one ex-Democrat to another, I urge you to remember the feeling of being ostracized from your party and lied to/maligned by the media. I got tired of having to apologize for being pro-life, pro-capitalism and Christian. Your differences with them are probably different, but we’re similar in this way: We did not leave the Democratic Party, it left us.

[Caipirabob]

Welcome aboard for the ride, folks!

We'll pull through this one way or another.

[YellowDawg]

To: Cap74
“... we’re similar in this way: We did not leave the Democratic Party, it left us.”

I used to sneer at that famous Reagan quote. Today, I understand.

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To: Caipirabob
Thanks for the welcome.

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To: PowerPro
“I think that, not only will there be more Dems voting McCain/Palin than is being reported, there will be more AAs as well.

“I mean, seriously. How arrogant is it to just assume people are all going to vote for someone based on their ethnicity?”

While hopeful, I am not as optimistic as you. All races/cultures have bonds that unite them. While not as essential today, it is ingrained in AA history that support of one another equals survival. I’ve always known that the first perceived viable AA candidate would receive nearly 100% AA support. Even when that viable perception took hold, Obama still used the ‘race card’ against Hilliary to boost AA support.