Reply #8: Because not enough blacks vote.

[seriousstan]

FUCK PC. I have been a poll worker for over 15 years in a precinct that is over 40% black. I also have spent more time than I should admit to drinking with my black buddies. I have spent a lot of breath trying to convince several of them to vote, to no avail. The weak ass excuse they use is "I don't want the government to know my shit".

I am adamant about people voting. I don't care how they vote, but FOR GOD'S SAKE VOTE. I am a voting advocate. My friends attitudes have befuddled me for decades. These are lifelong friends I am talking about. HELL, I have gotten my former boss to get citizenship and vote and I can't get these Americans to vote.

I am not saying this is everyones case, but it certainly is not an isolated instance. I have heard the same in several progressive and voter forums that I visit.