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Does the black vote matter anymore?
Blacks comprise only 12% of the American population.
With all of the controversies surrounding Rev. Wright, the negativity between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama’s campaigns, Bill Clinton’s statements in South Carolina, the effects of Hurricane Katrina on Louisiana and George Bush’s response, the acquittal of police officers in the shooting of Sean Bell in NYC, etc.,
It seems that while many blacks are “singing the same old song” about discrimination, the majority white population is claiming that those black voices of dissent are radical views or are “playing the race card”
Do you think politicians care what African Americans think?
Edit: Jet . I am referring to “the same old song” in terms of the length of time that blacks have presented arguments against discrimination (and of course slavery) since the time of Frederick Douglass.
Absolutely. However you’re talking about two different issues; whether black votes influence elections and whether elected officials listen to the needs of the black community. This year the candidacy of Obama has motivated African Americans to vote in larger number than in the past. That influence is most felt in states where the black population is higher than the national average of 12%.
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