GOP grooms black candidates

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GOP Backs Blacks to Run to Lure Votes
By JAMES DAO
New York Times
Published: July 1, 2005

[Lynn] Swann, a commentator for ABC Sports, is much more than a potentially strong contender for [Pennsylvania] governor in 2006. He is, they hope, part of a new crop of prominent black candidates who could help the Republicans crack, if not break, Democratic domination among black voters in several important states.
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Republicans still face an uphill battle with black voters. Surveys of voters leaving their polling place show that Mr. Bush won 11 percent of the black vote in 2004. And although that was three percentage points better than his black support in 2000, it was no better than the average for Republican presidential candidates since 1964, which was 11.7 percent. (Mr. Bush polled better than that average among black voters in several swing states, including Florida, Michigan and Ohio last year.)

Republicans assert that their focus on private ownership, social conservatism and school vouchers appeals to blacks, but polls suggest that those issues are not enough to overcome historic mistrust of the party.
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Republican strategists say the party does not have to win a large chunk of the black vote to achieve success. Expanding the party’s support by a few percentage points in both presidential and statewide races could be devastating to the Democratic Party in swing states like Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania, they say.

In a countermove, Democrats are planning to run a modest number of white Christians.

 

[Fitz]

Digitonomy:

In a countermove, Democrats are planning to run a modest number of white Christians.

This is funny! Maybe they could also be prolife! If is wasn’t so sad I would laugh.

 

[David_Paul]

hahaha…yeah…in addition, Democrats are in a nationwide search for a candidate who knows how to use a stick shift and at some point in their life owned a firearm.

(they got plenty who know how to pop a steering wheel column and own stolen guns but that don’t count)

 

[Peace-bwu]

I have no problem with this, I think it’s great as long as they are pro life. There are plenty of black men who would make a good president or VP, I just want the best person up there, not somone based on race, or gender.

 

[kaymart]

Peace-bwu:

I have no problem with this, I think it’s great as long as they are pro life. There are plenty of black men who would make a good president or VP, I just want the best person up there, not somone based on race, or gender.

Exactly my thoughts. Vote for the best person for the job, based of their past performance, not Race, Gender, or Religion. If people think based on race, gender or Religion, they will represent them, think about Kerry, did he really represent most Catholics??? I don’t think so.

 

[sweetchuck]

David_Paul:

hahaha…yeah…in addition, Democrats are in a nationwide search for a candidate who knows how to use a stick shift and at some point in their life owned a firearm.

It worked in Virginia with Democratic Gov. Mark Warner (who won’t be driving a stick-shift anytime soon after falling off his bike and breaking his hand). He ran hard in support of gun rights and got support from hunters groups and won fairly easily in Virginia, a nearly solidly conservative state. (His extreme personal wealth probably helped him too.)

 

[sweetchuck]

David_Paul:

hahaha…yeah…in addition, Democrats are in a nationwide search for a candidate who knows how to use a stick shift and at some point in their life owned a firearm.

It worked in Virginia with Democratic Gov. Mark Warner (who won’t be driving a stick-shift anytime soon after falling off his bike and breaking his hand). He ran hard in support of gun rights and got support from hunters groups and won fairly easily in Virginia, a nearly solidly conservative state. (His extreme personal wealth probably helped him too.)