He is an ass. I know of a really good reason for blacks to vote R. Their freedom! of course voting for an R is like voting for a D right now. Just sayin.
My personal opinion is that the image partly correct has been planted into the majority of minds (regardless of race) that the GOP or Republicans are 'country club' rich peoples that like cheap laborers, speculators running Wall Street that despise common folk.
Notice the Tea Party response was not birthed out of the official GOP Republican McCain party. And that is the Party that Mr. Steele is complaining about NOT law and order, living by the rules conservatives.