[AuH2ORepublican]

"It's going to take decades for the 'Rats lock on the African-American vote to be unlocked. Still, Republicans might do better in 2004 than in a long time among them."

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Thirty percent. All we need is 30% of the black vote, and we could then start electing black conservative Republicans in black-majority districts in the South, which would in turn lead to every voter, regardless of skin color, to vote for the candidate and party with which they agree the most. When that happens, the Democrat Party will cease to exist in the South and parts of the Midwest and Northeast.

[Clintonfatigued]

I agree that your prediction could happen at some point in the future. But it's going to take some time. For many African-Americans, being a Democrat is part of their personal identity, like their religious denomination or their occupation. It's very hard to let go of part of your identity, regardless of your background. For now, the wise thing to do is to appeal to younger, non-political, church-going African Americans to keep an open mind and vote for the individual rather than party.