Bush and Black Communities

[historian]

Does anyone know or has seen anything which indicates that the black communities, especially those who are well educated, professionsals and upper middle class are for or against Bush???? They represent a huge voting block and if Bush succeeds in pissing them completely, he might lose the election.

[bobbieinok]

1. 'God wants you to vote Republican' - message in many black churches

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[historian]

2. groan

well there goes that hope

[bobbieinok]

4. also in pentecostal/charismatic Hispanic churches - growing fast

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[Muddleoftheroad]

3. Gay rights are a big wedge in the black community

[AP]

6. Which black church? I'm willing to bet there isn't a SINGLE black church

giving this message.

[erpowers]

5. Black support

Support for the Republican Party is growing among African-Americans. In the Louisiana Governor's race about 11% of the African-American community voted for Bobby Jindal a Republican. Also polls show that African- Americans are moving toward to Republican Party and away from the Democratic Party. I do not think that the shift is that big of a problem. African-Americans are a large voting block, Bush still could lose if he makes inroads in the African-American community. I think the idea that Democrats need African-American votes to win is a Republican myth. I think this helps the Republicans in two ways. One, it makes whites angry in that the Democrats seem like they are focusing on minorities and not them. Two, makes the Democrats spend time trying to find ways to attract African-Americans other minorities instead of focusing on what will make everybody's life better. I think the Republicans use the African-American issue to divide the country and the Democats fall for it. I have no problem with Democrats doing things of African-Americans (I am black),but African-American want the same things as everbody else. If the Democrats help everyone they help African-Americans.

[AP]

8. 11% is 1% better than Bush did nationally (and Republicans tend to do)...

...with AAs.

And Jindahl wasn't even white.

It's not really a sign of a trend.

I think the trend will be fewer A-As voting before it becomes a trend towards a greater percentage of those voting voting Republican.

I agree with everything else you said. The same policies which flow political, economic and culturall power down to A-As are the policies that flow it down to everyone who works for a living -- to people who have nothing to trade on but their willingness to work, and that's a reality for which race doesn't play a role.

[CalebHayes]

7. 90% (that could) voted against him in 2000