More Blacks Running as Republicans
From NewsMax:
More black Republicans are running for office in Georgia this year than ever before, and black candidates in other Southern states are also finding that declaring for the GOP is more accepted than it was just a few years ago.
It is a small shift that Republican activists say could pay big dividends if it continues.
"It doesn't mean the majority of blacks will be voting Republican anytime soon," said Atlanta GOP pollster Whit Ayres. "But if you can move the percentage of blacks who vote Republican from 5 percent to 15 percent, you will change the outcome of a lot of close Southern elections."
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What is driving some blacks to abandon the party most closely associated with civil rights to join the more conservative party?
One reason given is the improving economics of black households.
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Another factor is that to many younger voters, the civil rights struggle is just something they have read in history books, said William Boone, a political science professor at historically black Clark Atlanta University.
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For some blacks, there is a sense that Democrats have taken them for granted for years.
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For others, there is a belief the Democratic Party does not speak for blacks on some issues.
Matt's Chat
The GOP is the party of inclusion these days. The Party of Lovetm is quickly becoming a National Party No More, as Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) so aptly put it in the title of his book.Mark's Remarks
Also, perhaps they are learning more the truth: the Democratic party is the one with the big history of segregation and discrimination, a tradition which continues to this day, especially when you consider the campaign staff of John Kerry, the Cabinet of Bill Clinton, etc.
More people are jumping off the plantation, as the party continues to unravel....when you have no core other than voting blocs, you have nothing to bind in the tough times.
