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Are African-Americans the Dems' Next Election-Loss Scapegoat?
August 24, 2018 | Railroader

Posted on 08/24/2018 8:34:03 AM PDT by railroader

Okay folks, after seeing the recent Rasmussen poll that African-American support for Donald Trump has increased to 36%, I can't help but wonder...

When Hillary lost the 2016 election to Donald Trump, her supporters soothed themselves with a scapegoat, settling on the Russians.

Now if the GOP maintains control of the House (shaky at this point) and the Senate (likely) this fall, and it is discovered that African-American support for Trump-backed candidates made the difference in many key races, might the Democrats suddenly turn against a group of voters that has been loyal to them for decades?

Thoughts?


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1 posted on 08/24/2018 8:34:03 AM PDT by railroader
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“African-American support for Donald Trump has increased to 36%”

Unfortunately, Donald Trump is not on the ballot this November. African Americans do not typically turn out well in midterm elections anyway,so I don’t see this as much help for the GOP this Fall.


2 posted on 08/24/2018 8:40:21 AM PDT by cdcdawg
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I’ll have to see 36% to believe it.

But if the number is over 20% dems are in trouble. And if dems cannot manipulate/motivate blacks to turn out, they’re in trouble.

Dems are too focused on illegals and foreigners. Seems the dems consider blacks to be their useful idiots.


3 posted on 08/24/2018 8:40:28 AM PDT by boycott
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To: railroader
Face facts, Black Americans.

The Democrats see their future en Espanol. You are no longer their most-favored minority.


4 posted on 08/24/2018 8:40:48 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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Democrats never gave a $hit about Blacks. Just a means to an end to get control of the country and implement their vile and ungodly agenda. Sadly, Blacks have suffered more than any other group except Native Americans as a result of their loyalty.


5 posted on 08/24/2018 8:44:52 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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ANd still they will not wake up...so, when are your a scapegoat and when are your a willing dupe?


6 posted on 08/24/2018 8:47:49 AM PDT by Leep
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To: railroader
Very few Americans are themselves actually form Africa.

If I were king, use of the otherwise divisive race-pimpster term 'African-American' would be limited ONLY to the miniscule few for whom it's accurate.
Any pretenders co-opting that descriptor would be subject to a day in the public stocks. *

If you're born here and don't want to be an American, then either STFU or GTFO.

*(yes, if I were king, we'd have public stocks, among other things ;-)

7 posted on 08/24/2018 8:53:53 AM PDT by tomkat
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Whatever the voters decide this coming Midterm, let’s hope they keep the vote good and true and make sure they head to the polls. Until the election’s over, we all need to keep focused and not count the election as won in the Republican’s favor. I see a lot of Beto signs here in my neck of the world. Ted Cruz’s behavior was terrible during the 2016 election and afterwards and unfortunately gave a good wedge in for the democrats. I’m hoping Ted Cruz can survive this election, get his poop straight, keep it straight, and help Pres DJTrump. Big order. Haven’t a clue if he’s up to it: I just know I don’t want the seat to go to any Democrat.


8 posted on 08/24/2018 8:54:15 AM PDT by Notthereyet (Notthereyet)
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9 posted on 08/24/2018 8:54:47 AM PDT by tomkat
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To: Leep

They’ll never treat them as scapegoats. They’re scared of the. Look at 1984/1988 primaries. The candidates sucked up to Jesse Jackson. Ended up helping the Democrats. Jackson’s got his wealth now. He can let the younger generation carry on the fight while he counts his money and waits for his son to get out of jail.


10 posted on 08/24/2018 8:57:10 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: railroader

The democraP party has exploited black people for all they could out of them with the manipulations. As black people arise from somnabulent welfare they begin to realize they have been exploited, lied to, and used likechattle. So the democraP party is shifting to using the Hispanics as they used black people. And the realization of this shift will accelerate the black vote away from the demoncrats.


11 posted on 08/24/2018 9:14:16 AM PDT by MHGinTN (A dispensational perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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I can’t figure out how Russia is going to hack black voters. We’ll put Mueller on the case, and he’ll get an unrelated conviction or two, which will get the ball rolling. Whatever their secret plan may be, Russia’s hacking of those voters will be grounds for impeaching President Trump.


12 posted on 08/24/2018 9:20:06 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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“But if the number is over 20% dems are in trouble. And if dems cannot manipulate/motivate blacks to turn out, they’re in trouble.”

That’s why we’re going to see even more nasty hardcore race baiting from the dems between now and Nov. They need that turnout for downticket.

The poll suggests its not going to happen.


13 posted on 08/24/2018 9:25:01 AM PDT by ModelBreaker
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...might the Democrats suddenly turn against a group of voters that has been loyal to them for decades?

They've done it time and time again.

They abandoned white southerners, they abandoned the blue collar middle class, they abandoned Christians, they abandoned the Greatest Generation, they abandoned patriots and people of good conscience, and they abandoned blacks - though many blacks are only just now realizing this.

14 posted on 08/24/2018 10:59:51 AM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
Democrats never gave a $hit about Blacks. Just a means to an end to get control of the country and implement their vile and ungodly agenda.

"I'll have those ni**ers voting Democrat for two hundred years."
~ President Lyndon Baines Johnson

15 posted on 08/24/2018 11:04:00 AM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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I never liked Johnson. He was a pig, imho.


16 posted on 08/24/2018 11:05:30 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Windflier

Yup.


17 posted on 08/24/2018 11:07:03 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: tomkat
If I were king, use of the otherwise divisive race-pimpster term 'African-American' would be limited ONLY to the miniscule few for whom it's accurate.

I once worked with a white guy from South Africa who was a naturalized U.S. citizen. He used to joke that he was a real African-American.

18 posted on 08/24/2018 11:08:52 AM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: trisham
I never liked Johnson. He was a pig, imho.

I was only ten when he became president, so I didn't have an informed opinion of him until decades later.

I now know that he was a real bastard. In other words, a typical Democrat.

19 posted on 08/24/2018 11:13:54 AM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Windflier

Exactly right.


20 posted on 08/24/2018 11:15:08 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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