Posted on 07/25/2016 2:08:51 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Most Americans believe there’s a lot at stake in the 2016 presidential election—but none more than Black women. According to a new poll reported in the Washington Post, nearly three-quarters of African-American women are “strongly” afraid of the consequences of their candidate losing the election.
The Gallup poll found that 72 percent of Black women, who are by far Hillary Clinton supporters, fear a Donald Trump presidency. White women (at 56 percent) and Black men (at 55 percent) are a distant second and third, among those who strongly fear their candidate losing.
What explains the high level of anxiety for Black women? Avis Jones-DeWeever, a former executive director of the National Council of Negro Women, told the Post that she shares that fear, as the mother of two sons at a time of racial tension between the police and young Black men.
“Although a lot of us may not be super excited about our options at this point in the game, I honestly think what we’re seeing in those [Gallup] numbers are Black women saying we will do whatever is necessary to protect our children, and that’s probably the best weapon we have,” Jones-DeWeever told the Post.
Political consultant Rebekah Caruthers echoed Jones-DeWeever’s comments. She told the newspaper that many Black women have anxiety about “those aggressive and sometimes hateful words” from Trump’s camp.
“Black women are fearful for the future of our families and Donald Trump almost seems like an existential threat to that,” she added. “I think that’s going to drive Black women in droves to the polling place this year.”
The New York Times reports that the African-American voter turnout rate exceeded the rate of Whites for the first time in 2012. And Black women were the driving force behind the historic surge.
The Post said Black activists and consultants predict that Black women will again cast ballots in high numbers in 2016—this time out of concern over how a Trump presidency would raise racial tension to a level that could impact the well-being of their families.
I suppose it could go back that far...but I was thinking along the lines of "The War On Poverty" which that filthy racist LBJ "declared" in 1964 (I looked it up after my post).
LBJ is reported to have once commented,regarding the "War On Poverty" something like "I'll have those ******* voting democrat for the next 200 years."
I don't have the first clue if he ever said that but it's easy to see how the leaders of Rat Party at that time *believed* it.
agree 200%.
Whether he said so or not, (I’ve also heard that story, but I’m not sure it’s been verified).
But it sure fits the picture, doesn’t it? We’ve spent TRILLIONS on the War on Poverty, and Poverty is winning big time. Including poverty of values.
Anecdotal story of course but last night spoke to waitress young Black female college graduate (Business Major) with baby who will not vote for Democrats as she is afraid of status quo. I said, “Just because you’re Black doesn’t mean you have to vote Democrat.” She answered “Yes I know.” I asked her to google “DNC Emails” which she had not heard of. She said she would.
A few things come to mind: Black single mother college educated and not sold on Democrats - that less the “NOT voting Democrat - part describes what is supposed to be Hillary Clinton’s core of support.
They need to meet Diamond and Silk.... that will straighten them up.
Black women most likely to believe in voodoo is also probably true.
“Dat Trump, he gonna take away mah EBT cahd, make me wuk fo’ a livin’. Damned crackuh! Ain’ no way I be votin’ fo’ HIM.”
Nor would they take back the abusive ‘man’ who has sat in jail for 2 yrs and picked up AIDS, which they were not told about.
Every advertisement I see on TV shows blacks as middle- and upper-class intact families, or single moms smarter than everyone else in the room.
If space aliens knew nothing of our society except what they saw in our TV commercials, they would conclude that black people (both men and women) are wise, intelligent, prosperous, and productive. White men are abysmally stupid, and sometimes criminal (as in the home security ads), while white women for some reason put up with them, albeit in a condescending way. And they would wonder where Asian women came from, given that there are apparently no such things as Asian men.
“WORLD EXPLODES! Women and minorities hurt most!”
And if Hillary is elected, that will suddenly cease? Your sons will immediately begin to behave in a manner that does not bring them to the attention of the police? The race baiters will stop baiting? Your babydaddy(s) will come back, get a job(s), and raise his/their boys right?
Here's some of it:
"These Negroes, they’re getting pretty uppity these days and that’s a problem for us since they’ve got something now they never had before, the political pull to back up their uppityness. Now we’ve got to do something about this, we’ve got to give them a little something, just enough to quiet them down, not enough to make a difference."
“I’ll have those n*ggers voting Democratic for the next 200 years.” ~ Lyndon B. Johnson to two governors on Air Force One
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