I wouldn't write off the Black vote, just don't count on it. Remember, if the GOP can get just 20% of the Black vote, its all over for the Dems. So let's stick with our principles while taking a missionary outlook towards these subgroups.
And that is at the core of the strategy: a missionary effort. It doesn't mean support illegal immigration, but change the tone and discussion of the issue.
I wouldn't write off the Black vote, just don't count on it. Remember, if the GOP can get just 20% of the Black vote, its all over for the Dems. So let's stick with our principles while taking a missionary outlook towards these subgroups. And that is at the core of the strategy: a missionary effort. It doesn't mean support illegal immigration, but change the tone and discussion of the issue.
I 100% agree with your post here. See my #121.
I would only add... We shouldn't be ashamed of our principles.
Pubs will get 10-20% of the black vote by just being conservatives. They are 12% of the population and generally vote in much smaller numbers per capita. Any pub candidate could spend 50% of his time appealing to an entrenched constituency that may only move his numbers one percent. That time would be better spent solidifying the base and then going after hispanics and asians.