While I will vote for him if he gets the nomination, Jim, I don’t consider Newt a constitutionalist. He’s a big government conservative, at best.
And I don’t believe that he, or any of the current Republican candidates, can beat Obama, ceteris parabus.
Our best chance to beat Obama was Cain, in spite of his flaws, and that he also was a big-government conservative. However, his candidacy would have removed the Race Card from the get-go. We don’t have that advantage now.
95% of all Black folks will vote for 0bama, even if they are not better off now than they were four years ago.
“95% of all Black folks will vote for 0bama”
Don’t be so sure...I know several who say they’ve had it with the little wimp. They see the economy, jobs, energy, etc. going in the toilet, just like everyone else sees it.
RE Race card:
I don’t doubt Cain (who was my choice after Palin) could have gotten more black voters. But we are at the point where anyone willing to vote for a man based on his skin color just needs to be ignored and we must all work harder to replace that ‘lost’ vote.
As long as we let them play the race card we lose. The Sharptons of the world need a clear message. Vote like an American, for an American regardless of color/not a black/hispanic/etc/ for a black hispanic etc. or don’t vote at all.
We can’t just say it, we have to live it.
I'm afraid that's just not going to happen.
I come from a large family of black Democrats, and can tell you for a fact that most of the adults (and even some of the adolescents) in my family are hugely disappointed in Mr. Hope & Change.
Where they once inundated me with gushing emails about him, and refused to listen to me as I patiently explained what he really is, they now don't even breathe his name, nor do they shut me down when I express my opinions about the mess our country's in.
They may not be ready to join us, but the wind has definitely gone out of their sails. Many won't be able to find the energy to support Obama, or to give him their vote on election day.