[SatinDoll]

My greatgrandmother, who was colored, and her son, my grandfather, were both Republican.

The only reason black folks are Democrats today is Affirmative Action.

[driftless2]

In 1960 Richard Nixon got 32% of the black vote. In 1964 Barry Goldwater got about 6%. Why the tremendous shift? Goldwater was against the 1964 Civil Rights Bill which was a two-edged sword. One side eliminated all sorts of unfair discrimination against blacks and other minorities. But the other side gave blacks special favors and made them victims.

Since Goldwater, Pubbies have never gotten more than 10% of the black vote in a prez election. If they received, like Nixon did in 1960, just one third of the black vote, Dems would never win another prez election.