“and it won’t garner diddly in black votes who would not have voted for a conservative already.”
i disagree, and here’s why. we know by now that there are large numbers of black conservatives, though lots (like in hollywood) just don’t talk about it openly. also, i believe some (maybe many) were torn - obama campaigned as a “moderate” and let’s face it - mccain is not a conservative, so given the choice between him (an old lackluster white-guy RINO) and a young, dashing, “hopeful” black guy, plus the (seemingly) win-win chance to feel cultural pride while helping to make history, well......
i think herman cain would eliminate any ambiguity in the larger-than-you-think group of black conservatives. heck, even tons who aren’t conservative now have buyer’s remorse. and for those stupid voters (of which there were far too many) who voted for obama solely for his skin color - well, there would be no dilemma there, with HC.
several times black conservatives in urban areas have lost to white liberal jews in races
blacks will not vote for someone just because they are black
it’s pandering and demonstrates a lack of experience with black people