The African-American voting block is not new or limited to black candidates
Categories: African-American, Politics and Elections
Written By: Shawn Williams
Just a brief point on the assertion that black folks are voting for Obama because he’s black. The more accurate position on the subject is that African-Americans tend to like the same candidate.
Why didn’t CNN et. al produce story after story on the fact that 90% of black candidates voted for Al Gore in the 2000 election? Why no follow up on the fact that John Kerry received 88% of the black votes in the 2004 Presidential election.
To look back farther, Bill Clinton carried 84% of the black vote in 1996 and 83% in 1992. I didn’t hear any complaining about black voters being racist back then.
The fact of the matter is that African-Americans tend to see politics in a similar manor. We are not monolithic, but the numbers don’t lie here.
The black politicians that are complaining over their constituents disdain for their support of Hillary Clinton should not be surprised. It’s their fault for not waiting to determine the will of the people before pledging their support for one candidate or the other. I mean they do still represent the people right?
Read more about the African-American voting block in presidential elections here and here.
February 29th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Tavis Smiley, African American author, is an example of an African American that thinks in an objective way. Unfortunately he has received death threats!
Smiley Says He’s Getting Death Threats Over The Obama Issue
Black Commenter, Criticizing Obama, Causes Firestorm
By Darryl Fears
Tavis Smiley, the bestselling author of the “Covenant With Black America,” is in a world turned upside down. He said he’s being “hammered,” “barbecued,” and is “catching hell” from black Americans for suggesting that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) made a major mistake by declining to speak at the State of the Black Union event that Smiley plans to host next week in New Orleans.
“There’s all this talk of hater, sellout and traitor,” Smiley said to me in a telephone interview. Smiley even mentioned getting death threats, but wouldn’t elaborate. He said his office has been flooded with angry e-mails. “I have family in Indianapolis. They are harassing my momma, harassing my brother. It’s getting to be crazy,” Smiley said.
February 29th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
CNN (aka Clinton News Network) and other media outlets covered plagiarism charge made by the Clintons at least 100 times more than when Hillary humiliated herself by shop lifting words from Bill Clinton and John Edwards on the same night.
CNN covers Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton campaign at least twice as much as they cover Barack and Michelle Obama.
Same CNN and other media outlets drank the Clinton Kool-aid causing them to believe that the media favor Obama over Clinton. Go figure!!
March 1st, 2008 at 9:32 pm
I may be out of line by making a comment on a Texas site since I am a black man from Oakland California - but I feel I must speak to my brothers and sisters in Texas to state a few points - in the roughest area of Oakland there is an office dedicated to assisting poor blacks that is staffed by the Clintons - Bill Clinton is in New Orleans with Brad Pitt trying to assist in rebuilding New Orleans - and when last week asked of both Obama and Clinton to do a rally to give recognition to New Orleans (remember New Orleans vote went strictly for Obama) Obama was too involved in the heart of his campaign to attend - but guess who did go there - the one that did not get the votes - Hillary Clinton.
Hope and I Can does not come free - you MUST still work for it - whoever you choose as your President.