Minority representation up at Republican convention

Washington Times ^ | 8/06/04 | James G. Lakely

[kattracks]

Republicans are proud of producing the most racially diverse convention in the party's history this year, with the number of minority participants increasing 70 percent since 2000.
    More than 800 of the 4,853 delegates at the GOP convention later this month in New York City, or about 17 percent, will be minorities, with Hispanics -- a group the Bush campaign has tried hard to woo this year -- making up the largest part of the group.
    "Under the steady leadership and optimistic vision of President Bush, the Republican Party is celebrating a milestone achievement in our party's connection with America's minorities," Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie said yesterday.
    Many polls show that Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry has wide leads over Mr. Bush in attracting minority voters. A Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research poll released last week showed Mr. Kerry with the support of 61 percent of Hispanics compared to just 31 percent for Mr. Bush.
    The president, however, earned 35 percent of the Hispanic vote in 2000, and a similar or slightly better showing in November could prove decisive.

[freedom44]

Great news! Thanks.

[familyop]

Ping!

We saw the bad news about the district in Tennessee. Here's some good news. We can send a message to the racialists with it (i.e., "seeya!").