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I think the problem may lie more with people not seeing the larger scope of what their vote may actually bring about in the long run.

I think it is more fear then anything else. A myth has been built up about the GOP and it is reinforced through popular entertainment. I didn't realize how much so until I was reading a (fiction) book recently and was quite surprised when the bad guy was a democrat female and the republican male was the good guy.

It has been woven into almost every thing, humor, movies, books, music and TV. After being subject to relentless propaganda it is a wonder that any stop repeating the "four legs good, two legs bad" mantra.

How do you reach out to a community who honestly may believe that you mean them harm?

a.cricket

How do you reach ou t them? I don't know, butas George Will has said, 'it is shame the black community blindly donates their votes to a party (despotic power lusting democrats) that takes them completely for granted and thus doesn't have to bargain with them before or after elections.'

It's tough. I spoke with a few blacks in 2000 who actually believed the tripe they were hearing in their community about Bush repealing their voting rights.

I wish I could tell Riley that I appreciate her posting this because it's an important issue to explore. Otherwise we'll never get past these turnouts of 90% of blacks voting D.