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To: Graybeard58

I'm looking forward to voting for Alan Keyes -- finally, a black candidate I can vote for! It gets lonely living as a black Republican in Chicago. At the same time, I don't have much hope for Keyes's candidacy. Unless something drastically changes, he will be crushed by a margin of 2:1.


4 posted on 08/07/2004 7:33:36 PM PDT by BackInBlack
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To: BackInBlack
a black candidate I can vote for

what? There's no white candidates you can vote for?

I can hear the cries now if I wrote "Finally, a white candidate I can vote for!"

13 posted on 08/07/2004 7:48:20 PM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: BackInBlack
Is it possible to convince many blacks that many of the principles they may have are actually conservative? School choice, solid churchgoers, marriage between a man and a woman, I'm sure there are others.

Democrats have controlled almost all of the large cities where large black populations have been trapped by liberal policies...can you convince them it's about time to give some thought to trying something else?? Is it just that the word "Republican" has been so demonized that they can't imagine being affiliated with "it"?

Hang in there.

34 posted on 08/07/2004 8:38:26 PM PDT by cfrels
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To: BackInBlack

I hear you BackInBlack, fight the good fight. And know that you live in the finest city in the USA. I get out there quite a bit.


36 posted on 08/07/2004 9:00:17 PM PDT by LongsforReagan (Democrats =Girly Men)
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To: BackInBlack

Don't hope with the glass half empty.


50 posted on 08/07/2004 9:24:31 PM PDT by oceanperch ( 04 Bush.....He will continue to lead America with the Lords Blessing)
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To: BackInBlack

Alan Keyes is the Frank Lautenberg of Illinois.


257 posted on 08/08/2004 6:21:57 AM PDT by joesbucks
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To: BackInBlack

finally, a black candidate I can vote for! ....

Please help those of us non blacks in distant states to understand the situation. I would seem that a conservative, black or white or plaid has no chance in your state.

In your mind, are there many others who hold the same view or do the traditional bonds and chains to the Democrat party prevent consideration of a conservative.


271 posted on 08/08/2004 7:05:00 AM PDT by bert (Peace is only halftime !)
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To: BackInBlack

I hope Keyes focuses on winning a larger percentage of blacks by hammering issues like abortion, school choice, gay marriage, etc. Go Keyes!


495 posted on 08/08/2004 1:34:22 PM PDT by votelife (Calling abortion a women's issue is like calling war a men's issue!)
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To: BackInBlack

The benefit that is good though is he will be heard and his arguments will make people think and question things.

There is nothing but an upside with Keyes being there.
He is a fantastic person and will keep his Democrat opponent at home instead of campaigning elsewhere.


662 posted on 08/10/2004 12:07:48 AM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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