October 12, 2008

I'm Feeling Like A Black Republican, Money I Got Comin' In
posted by dieblucasdie 15 years ago
  • It is interesting to me how may people essentially ridiculed the idea that the addition of Palin to McCain's ticket might cause some women to vote for him. The idea, apparently, was that that Palin votes against most traditional women's issues (abortion, etc.). But women do not all share the same views even on so-called women's issues. There are probably more women who share the Democratic position on women's issues, but there are plenty of women who are pro-life and share other positions with the Republican party. Obviously, that means that there are a lot of women in between who just don't care or are not particularly swayed by one position or another. And those would be the voters that they were hoping to attract with Palin. The idea that Palin was meant to attract hard-core Hilary Clinton supporters was idiotic, yet I heard a lot of smart people say things like, "There is no way that Palin with her anti-women's rights positions is going to attract Clinton supporters." Well, those people were right, in a sense. I watch Bill Maher, and he liked to say that women were not going to vote for someone just because they have a vagina. Well, no one was suggesting that women with strong feminist beliefs were going to vote for Palin. Palin was chosen, in part, to try to attract those women who were undecided. Maybe the idea of sending a woman into the White House for the first time would have be enough to tip the scales for them. But these same people who made this claim about Palin have no problem whatsoever with black people voting for black candidate because he is black. In fact, these outspoken white liberal folks think that it would be outrageous for a black person not to vote for Obama. But there are black people (admittedly, a lower number than than women) who are Republicans. They share those viewpoints. I guess they figure that the Democrats have done great things for blacks through the years, but they either feel the Democrats have not done anything lately or are not helping. Whatever. The point is, they are Republicans. And as this article points out, some/many of them are thinking about voting against their own political beliefs. I find it interesting anytime someone votes (particularly knowingly) in opposition to their own political positions. I think in the course of the next five to ten years that the Republicans are going to pull many, many black voters to their party. It will be through religion. Their positions on abortion, immigration, gay marriage, and various religious issues are already probably enough to bring many black voters across the line. The problem for the Republicans is that they want to be able to do that without alienating the racist part of their own party. They needn't worry about that, though, as the racists are not going to vote for the Democrats no matter what. I expect to see a large demographic shift in the coming years.
  • "In fact, these outspoken white liberal folks think that it would be outrageous for a black person not to vote for Obama." [citation needed]
  • Well golly, bernockle, you are just a fount of cheer this cold October morning! I do believe racists, religious freaks, and idjuts cross all party lines, but unfortunately, I tend to think the Republicans encourage them. There are others who are, no doubt, fine folks who just want the best for the country, but damn! THINK people!!
  • " But there are black people (admittedly, a lower number than than women) who are Republicans. They share those viewpoints. I guess they figure that the Democrats have done great things for blacks through the years, but they either feel the Democrats have not done anything lately or are not helping." bernockle, if you read the links I posted, you'll kinda see that yellow-dog black Republicans are like any other yellow-dog Republicans: They're just completely removed from reality. Also, Democrats have a lock on the black vote for the foreseeable future, because black people are cooler than white people.
  • News flash: People who think and vote differently from you are not insane.
  • Look! It's Hank!
  • "News flash: People who think and vote differently from you are not insane." I didn't say all people who vote Republican are insane. I said yellow-dog Republicans are insane, an objectively true statement.