Black Republicans court votes

Washington Times ^ | Steve Miller

[kattracks]

They are meeting quietly in heartland cities like Indianapolis

[Jeff Chandler]

I like this approach. Black conservatives are the most abused and oppressed minority in America. They should be rewarded for their courage by serious consideration as political candidates. This would go a long way towards legitimizing the concept of conservatism among blacks, and is far more honest than pandering.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

"Younger [black] people are seeing that the [Democratic] Party has had a lot of rhetoric but no results."

Bump!

[section9]

Would someone please tell me how Lenora Fulani infiltrated the party? Last time I checked, she was fighting it out with the Buchananites in what was left of the Reform Party.

What's next? Angela Davis as keynote speaker in New York?

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[Cincinatus' Wife]

It has to tell you how bad the alternatives are.

[fieldmarshaldj]

No, she ain't a Republican. They just went to Ms. Fulani for a sound byte about the growing undercurrents of dissastisfaction with the 'Rats in the Black Community.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"If African-Americans find their growth in politics at the statewide or local level," she said, "then you could find some [blacks] going through what we call the shorter line — which is what we call the Republican line."

Also the realization of what happens when you put all your eggs in one basket. African-Americans who come over to our side sometimes enjoy the spotlight and a lot of attention from us whereas there are so many candidates on the 'Rat side that they merely get lost in the crowd. It'll be nice one day to wake up and have so many Black GOP officeholders and candidates that we don't know what to do with them all (like we currently have with Caucasians in states like SC).

[fieldmarshaldj]

*ping* (In case you hadn't seen this)

[JohnnyZ]

We'll have to see if 2004 is the first breakthrough year for black Republicans. Kirt Bennett could sure get things started off right if he can pull off a win in Loosiana.

There is potential for a large number of black Republicans running for senate: the guy you mentioned in Nevada (should Gibbons not run), Al Bartell or Herman Cain in Georgia, Marvin Scott in Indiana, J.C. Watts in Oklahoma (should Nickles retire), that guy in California.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Well, we've already a few breakthroughs, the question is whether we can continue to expand on them. So much of this is a problem of $$. If they don't have it, it's going to be hard to get them in.