The Battle for the Black Vote in 2004

NewsPundit.net ^ | 8/19/2003 | Kevin L. Matin

[Mind-numbed Robot]

...take your case right to the people(via townhall)....

Good idea. I wish you well because I know you will do a good job. I hope the RP listens.

[mhking]

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[speekinout]

It offends me that so many Black people want special attention. America was supposed to be a melting pot - why don't Blacks want the same thing the rest of us do - good education, job opportunity, safe streets, etc.? They must not, because they don't vote for the person who will give them those things. They vote Dem., because the Dems promise them special attention.
And IMO, heck will freeze over before we get any of those things from Dems.
Statistically, about 8% of Blacks will vote GOP at least sometimes. Thos are the people who can make a difference. They can sway Black votes, and us whites can't.

[JustPiper]

MH? What are the chances of some of the black vote swinging conservative, as opposed to just following the JackAss party?

[spintreebob]

If you had the money, what would you do?

In Illinois we should follow the successful models already in place. Far right campaign consultant built a winning campaign in the Black areas of Chicago Hts.

Eight US Senate candidates will spend over 80 million for the Republican nomination. They should spend 40 million of that to hire grassroots organizers in MANY communities. Both Black, White, Hispanic, blue collar, white collar, farmer, Evangelical, Catholic, Moslem, Sikh, Hindu. The problem in Illinois is not just a lack of reach-out to Blacks. The inner-circle of the country-clubbers is so afraid of losing their cushy positions, they are afraid to reach out to anyone.

And yes, Blacks should be included in the outreach. There was a high number of Blacks at the Republican booth at the state fair. 7 of eight candidates thought it was great to have so many Blacks present. Only the supporters of the pro-abortion candidate (who are also loyal bootlickers of the pro-abort state party chair) used blatant racist names and comments and said Blacks had no place in a Republican party. (That Illinois Blacks who go Republican are overwhelmingly pro-life may have had something to do with the emotional oppositon of the establishment types.)