[leadpenny]

From the article:

The largest possible number of African Americans must coalesce behind one candidate in order to prove that there still remains a formidable Black bloc vote.

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Does the same dictum apply to the white candidate?

I agree with the thrust of your question, and need to read no further than the author's statement. Until ALL Americans are willing to think, act and vote for themselves, this kind of devisive crap will continute.

[DED]

There was a joke along these lines that unfortunately isn't actually a joke because it's true.

Just to give the short version, a town had 500 voters and 400 of them were white. Black guy runs for office and gets 100 votes and then blasts the whites for bloc voting against the black candidate.

Choosing a candidate by race is WRONG, except for blacks.