‘It’s not that Conservative Blacks are stupid. Its that, facing condemnation by their own community for their beliefs (identity politics at work), Republicans/Conservatives just ignore them.’
I converted from a liberal Dem to a conservative Republican in the bluest of blue states, MA. I did not know a single conservative/Republican in the entire state. Every person I knew was a liberal Dem. Conservative Republicans are DESPISED in MA. They are outcastes & rejects. No Republican or conservative reached out to me before or after my conversion. I went it alone.
A black person could do the same if they wanted to. Or, if peer pressure was too great, they could confine their conservativism to the voting booth. We would see the difference in electoral outcomes, & it would be significant.
But they don’t want to vote Republican. They want to vote Dem, for reasons that Cochran spelled out with letter perfect efficiency. For that reason, it’s past time for people like Parker to stop dangling the ‘they’d vote for you if only you’d do more outreach’ carrot in front of conservatives. It’s a fraud. A hoax.
& still some fall for it.
You know, Reagan had a great story about how some group had come to him for his support on an issue (can’t remember which one) and were surprised when he readily gave it.
They asked him, “Why now, why didn’t you support us before?”. His response was “This is the first time I’ve been asked.”
Congratulations that you found your way to Conservatism all on your own. But please understand that there are people who need Conservatives to come to them and say “Hi, I’m _______. I’m a Conservative running for office and I believe in small government, lower taxes,liberty, personal responsibility and freedom. I’d like to have your vote, can I please have it?”