Is Allen West chopped liver?

American Thinker ^ | May 20, 2008 | Clarice Feldman

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Politico says:

Just a few years after the Republican Party launched a highly publicized diversity effort, the GOP is heading into the 2008 election without a single minority candidate with a plausible chance of winning a campaign for the House, the Senate or governor.

At a time when Democrats are poised to knock down a historic racial barrier with their presidential nominee, the GOP is fielding only a handful of minority candidates for Congress or statehouses - none of whom seem to have a prayer of victory.

Macsmind reminds us that's not true:

There's Lt Col Allen West, an African American, running for Congress in Florida's 22d Congressional District.

Mac doesn't say so, but I'm informed internal polling looks good and reports from there indicate that support for West continues to grow.*

Given that Democrats seem to single out Republican minorities for especially vicious treatment, I'm not surprised it is difficult to recruit minority Republican candidates .

* Fair Disclosure: After reading James Lewis' article in American Thinker about West, I was so impressed, I'm fundraising for him.

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Is Allen West chopped liver?

No--he's just another "INVISIBLE MAN"--A BLACK CONSERVATIVE!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Yup, media ain’t interested in those. Only Marxist Blacks like Snobama are viewed as “real.”

[johnthebaptistmoore]

Just about all Republican candidates at every political level will be chopped liver after mid-January ‘09 no matter what their background is, and I wish that it wasn’t the case. The U.S. will truly be screwed politically for a long time, and it’s truly too late for conservatives to successfully reverse course. Conservatives seriously need to either move to other countries in large enough numbers and try again to successfully create some political clout, or conservatives seriously need to eventually create a situation where they have a successful civil war that truly turns things around for all of U.S. conservatism for the far-future.

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Allen West(Rep) for U.S. Congress

Welcome to Allen West's campaign for Florida's 22nd Congressional District! This site will give you the opportunity to learn more about Allen and his vision for the future of America. Please take a moment to learn more about Allen West and then take action to help Allen's campaign!

Dear Friends,

We face many challenges as a nation. From the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, to illegal immigration, to energy independence, to out of control federal spending, now more than ever we need leaders in Congress who represent our South Florida values.

My 22 years of service in the U.S. Army have taught me that America is a country unlike any other, and that our way of life is worth protecting. In Congress, I will put my experience to work for our national security and honor my oath to the US Constitution by protecting our borders and enforcing our immigration laws. I will fight to lower taxes and reduce the size of federal government. I will be an advocate for policies that spur our economy and job creation, and will protect small business by cutting senseless regulations that cost jobs and increase overhead. And I will be a champion for reducing our dependence on foreign sources of oil, promoting energy independence while preserving our coastlines and farmland.

Thank you for visiting my campaign website. I am confident that as you learn more about my background and vision, you will agree my values and leadership are what our community needs in Washington during this important time in our history. Your support means a great deal to me. In your service,

LTC Allen B. West, U.S. Army (Ret.)

[mrmargaritaville]

Actually the fact that he’s black doesn’t matter. He’s a conservative-for that reason he is invisible to the GOP.

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No, it does matter with the MSM...they cannot allow Black conservatives to show there are other ways...it would destroy the Democratic party!

[coon2000]

I donated to Colonel West and received the nicest personal email from him. This guy needs all of our help. Donate whatever you can to his campaign.