“...I dont remember them succeeding though...”
To a degree, I think they did succeed. I remember having arguments with folks about whether we should hit them back or not. I was pro “bomb them back to the stone age”, of course, as you would expect.
But yes, the anger was pretty powerful, and I think Bush was able to capitalize on it. I don’t blame him though - They started it.
Not me, in fact I remember a couple of black movers here (Dems) telling me they wanted Bush to blow them to hell. In fact I remember many Hispanics voted R in 2004, Like my narrative goes, that was all over by 2006.
Now Obama carries on the tradition.
” I remember having arguments with folks about whether we should hit them back or not. I was pro bomb them back to the stone age, of course, as you would expect.”
Same here. It would have worked too. They only understand muscle.