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Why Is the Black Vote in the Democrats’ Pocket?

July 30, 2008 - 12:00 am - by Juliette Ochieng
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2008-07-30 18:22:09

End of the 50s, Black poverty rate was about 55%.
Now, Black poverty rate is about 25%

During Reagan’s term, there was a change to welfare that lowered the amount of money people receiving welfare could have saved in the bank. What do you think the result of that change was?

During Reagan’s terms, there was a change to welfare that made harder for a man to be in the household and the family receive welfare.

Many black Americans cannot shake the notion that a political party is supposed to provide quid pro quo.

Well, many Americans believein the notion a political party is supposed to provide quid pro quo. THis is the reason why some public evangelicals are publicly questioning ties to the GOP.

And the GOP plays identity politics. They specifically target Cubans, are going for the general “Latino vote” although the white nationalists wing has demonstrated very well exactly how the Latino vote goes Democrat more than Republicans think. The GOP specifically goes after Jewish people using Israel as the carrot. Then there is the targeting of evangelicals