Posted on 07/12/2004 6:58:36 AM PDT by kattracks
(CNSNews.com) - African-American voters are not enthusiastic about Sen. John F. Kerry, according to a national poll commissioned by BAMPAC - Black America's Political Action Committee, a conservative-leaning group.
Fewer than one in three black Americans "definitely" believe that Kerry is the best candidate to replace President Bush, the poll said.
Thirty-two percent said they would have preferred someone other than Sen. Kerry to replace President Bush (18 percent said they "probably" would have preferred someone other than Kerry to replace President Bush, while 14 percent said they "definitely" would have preferred someone other than Kerry to replace President Bush).
"The results show that while the majority of African Americans are in favor of selecting a new president, they are not completely sure that Senator John Kerry is the next best option," said BAMPAC President and CEO Alvin Williams said,
Wilson Research Strategies conducted the telephone poll between June 30 and July 4, among 800 African American registered voters.
Other key findings of the poll include:
-- Seventeen percent of African Americans believe that President Bush deserves reelection. The president's approval rating among African-Americans is 21 percent.
-- The most important issues to African Americans when choosing a candidate are the economy (34 percent); health care (12 percent) and education (11 percent)
-- Secretary of State Colin Powell is the most influential African American political figure, according to 38 percent of the respondents. Others listed included: Rev. Jesse Jackson (27 percent) and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice (8 percent).
Founded in 1994, BAMPAC describes itself as a non-partisan federal Political Action Committee committed to electing tomorrow's leaders today.
You just beat me by 2 minutes. See my post above yours. This is very interesting considering the Democrats think they have the African American vote in the bag!
Bad news for Ketchup Boy. I'm not saying that Dubya will increase his vote total among Blacks, but that a lot more will stay home instead of voting for Frenchy.
Wow! Twenty one percent approval. That's good compared to the past. If that ever got up to thirty percent, it'd be lights out for the Dems.
Social issues are cutting against Kerry. It is going to suppress black turnout. Florida won't even be close. JMHO.
Right. My thoughts as well.
If it comes down to a win or lose situation I hope Cheney would be willing to step aside for Powell or Rice. That would be the political equivelent of a nuke to the Cash N Kerry campaign.
Some vote on party platform rather than specific individual running. Some vote for the 'lesser of two evils'. Some vote out of hatred for the other party.
I guess we'll see how this all plays out in November. My prayer is that African Americans are finally waking up and realizing that the policies of the liberals are keeping them down, not helping them up.
I have this feeling they'll overcome their lack of enthusiasm.
Just a hunch.
Comparing Gay Rights to the Civil Rights movement of the 50's and 60's was politically inept, morally indefensible, and just another in a string of errors that reminds everyone why Kerry was the fourth best candidate in the Democrats minds just six months ago.
Toss in School Vouchers, and you have the makings of a perfect political storm.
And Kerry "seeded the clouds".....ROTFL!
You can't script these kinds of fundemental errors by your political opponent.
If PresBush can get 17% of the black vote, that would be amazing!
Despite their depiction by Hollywood, the majority of blacks are socially conservative. They have got to admire Bush's behavior in the White House in contrast with clinton's. They have got to have doubts about abortion, and recent polls indicate they do not approve of homosexual marriage.
Eventually, this will cause blacks to drift away from the Democrat party, which used to be the party of the working poor and now is the party of rich perverts and abortion lovers. Catholics have drifted away, but it has taken them 50 years and they are still only half-way out the door. I don't expect any sudden move on the part of blacks. But there could be a blip, as there was when Ronald Reagan ran for office. I just don't know if Bush can summon up Reagan's kind of approval over the loud lies of the media.
What the arrogant effete bastard son of Thurston Howell III and "Lovey"....doesnt fill them with love...
I'm surprised Kerry doesnt carry a lace perfumed hanky up his sleeve so that with the occasional sniff... he doesnt have to endure 'the odor' of us 'untermenchen'...
imo
I don't buy the "majority of blacks are socially conservative" phrase. This is impossible since 75-80% of black children are born out of wedlock. The behavior of the majority of blacks indicate they are NOT conservative in ANY respect.
and it ain't good for Kerry
I agree -- but it really boils down to: is that 17% who feels Bush deserves re-election more likely or less likely to vote this fall than the 83% who either don't agree or have no opinion?
Consider the source. You know you are in election season when you start reading stories about a possible move to the right for the black vote. Actually, it is the black community telling the Dems not to take them for granted. In the end, the black community will stay on the plantation and vote for the master in lockstep. The most the GOP can hope for is a few percent change, which could have an impact in some battleground states. The Dems big problem will be getting blacks to come out in big numbers and vote for an uninspiring ticket.
How can JJ poll higher than Condi?
If this is true, then Kerry has already lost the election.
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