[LS]

Bob, bob, bob. You are going out of your way to MISrepresent and MISunderstand what is happening. No, blacks did not desert over Thomas . . . then. But a crack in the facade appeared. Bush only got 9%-10% of the black vote, but virtually analyst I've seen thinks right now he would get double that, perhaps more.

As for Hispanics, the numbers are in---despite pooh-poohing by the anti-immigration crowd---and they showed that in fact Hispanics DID contribute significantly to the GOP wins in NY, Texas, Colorado, and Florida. Moreover, Bush's track record indicates that he can increase his original Hispanic totals by about 40%. That is incredibly significant, and to single out "no-defections-over-Thomas" (who replaced another black, by the way, and was not a de novo "black appointee," as Estrada is a first-time Hispanic appointee) is finding the lone cloud in the blue sky.

[uncbob]

But a crack in the facade appeared. Bush only got 9%-10% of the black vote, but virtually analyst I've seen thinks right now he would get double that, perhaps more.

Well it wasn't because of Thomas because Thomas was under Bush's father and appointing Thomas did nothing for him when Clinton won in 92
And any changes today IF TRUE sure as hell ain't due to Thomas who was back in 91