US: Republicans Making Inroads With Young Black Voters
A Boston Globe article examines the question of whether Republicans are really making gains among black voters, or simply think they are. It highlights Adam Hunter, a Howard University student, whose father became a Democrat during the civil rights movement.
Hunter says he and his father aren't very different in their beliefs, but he simply rejects the idea that "you have to vote Democratic or don't vote." He favors personal social security accounts, lower taxes, and business development and naturally believes that liberal Democrats are hostile to those goals.
Hunter says he and his father aren't very different in their beliefs, but he simply rejects the idea that "you have to vote Democratic or don't vote." He favors personal social security accounts, lower taxes, and business development and naturally believes that liberal Democrats are hostile to those goals.
posted by Green Dragon at 10:57 AM
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There is no question that young blacks are more receptive to the Republican Party than their parents are/were. Forty years ago, when I was in my twenties, the few black delegates I would see at Republican conventions were mostly in their 50s and 60s. Now that I am in my 60s, I see more total black delegates, and most are in their 20s and 30s. Republicans' efforts to reach out to black voters are beginning to have an impact and, as we run more black candidates (not just in largely-black districts), that trend will continue and gain momentum.
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