In an amazing turn of events, many black republicans are now thinking about supporting Senator Barack Obama for president. This move makes sense, since the Republican party has never shown much concern for the black community or attracting African American voters.
African Americans may want to consider voting with either party, since greater competition between parties vying for our support would be a good way to see that our base is respected. A few months ago, when Tavis Smiley held a debate at an HBCU, nearly every Republican Presidential Candidate refused to show up, showing just how much respect the Republican Party has for Black America.
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Black Republicans are not the monolithic subset of the black population, that we are led to believe they are, nor are they blindly loyal to the conservative Republican agenda. Although I fully expect Faux News to trot out a few every week to denounce Barack Obama and to retreat the Reverend Wright "mantra," I peronally believe that black conservatives will look at the issues, and like a growing number of white conservatives and independents, vote their own best interests. You will be able to tell if these people are reading from a script, because they will carefully avoid any reference to John McCain, instead, using what few seconds they have been given, to express their lack of confidence and "distrust" of Obama. We still haven't seen how dirty this campaign can get.
Black republicans don't hate black people. Barack Obama is the kind of person that can be liked by anyone, and as a Republican myself, I am going to vote for him. I just didn't like the Democrats who were pandering to us and treating us like second class citizens. But watching the election also helped me to see more of the racism of my own party. Sean Hannity, Juan Williams and Rush Limbaugh make me ashamed to even be a Republican anymore. I won't be supporting John McCain.
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