tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841079128891728043.post3762327949281351934..comments2023-10-26T04:27:21.525-04:00Comments on CathyB: Engaged!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841079128891728043.post-70712699911731856462008-09-18T11:56:00.000-04:002008-09-18T11:56:00.000-04:00I agree with you. I just wonder if they (the firs...I agree with you. I just wonder if they (the first-time voters) would vote at all if the democratic candidate had been Hillary or Biden or Edwards. All I am saying in this post is I hate it that first-time voters will likely be racially motivated to vote. This includes those who will vote for barak and those who will (for all intents and purposes) vote against him. <BR/><BR/>Watch your mail for the cutest birthday party invitation ever!!!<BR/>xoxoCathyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06307985705667322731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841079128891728043.post-67821784425795470872008-09-18T10:46:00.000-04:002008-09-18T10:46:00.000-04:00I'd imagine that first-time black voters are going...I'd imagine that first-time black voters are going to judge their perception of the Republican party largely on the last eight years.<BR/><BR/>I can't say I'd be too thrilled to vote Republican if I were black after Katrina, social program cuts, predatory mortgage practices, Jena Six or any number of issues that have affected the black community over the last few years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841079128891728043.post-68536261750010076732008-09-16T12:02:00.000-04:002008-09-16T12:02:00.000-04:00Well, okay, I guess I'm "out" on this one. :-) I...Well, okay, I guess I'm "out" on this one. :-) I didn't know that the AA community was traditionally democratic. The percentage of black voters to vote Dem may be the same (I think you said 90%ish), but I STILL maintain that the number of first-time black voters will be higher- simply because he is black, not because he is a Democrat. But the same holds true for first-time "good old boy" voters who will vote McCain, not because he is Republican, but because Obama is black. I am not sure we are even disagreeing on this issue- looks like we're saying the same thing to me. :-) I just wish it wasn't that way. But if nothing else, maybe this will get some folks interested enough to watch the news or read the paper.CathyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06307985705667322731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841079128891728043.post-84130031460681209552008-09-16T10:12:00.000-04:002008-09-16T10:12:00.000-04:00At this point, and the point I was trying to make,...At this point, and the point I was trying to make, African Americans are going to vote Democrat regardless - they're a lock for the party. If Edwards or Clinton or even Biden had won the primaries, anyone would have carried about the same percentage with the demographic.<BR/><BR/>I'm calling you out on this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841079128891728043.post-34075720998024293312008-09-15T23:25:00.000-04:002008-09-15T23:25:00.000-04:00I absolutely agree. It should be based on policy ...I absolutely agree. It should be based on policy and not race. That is why I want to encourage everyone to vote their choice, AFTER doing a little bit of homework on policies. And not on race. :-) (To the previously non-voting black people I say) Don't vote for him because he is black. Vote for him because you support his platform. His race shouldn't be the sole reason anyone votes for him or against him... but it will, in both respects. See you soon!CathyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06307985705667322731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841079128891728043.post-87013622760007342942008-09-15T14:41:00.000-04:002008-09-15T14:41:00.000-04:00I remember early on in the Primary season Black vo...I remember early on in the Primary season Black voters were hesitant about Obama and were favoring Clinton's campaign (African-Americans saw the single greatest move from poverty to wealth during the Clinton years) because of the familiar feelings. It wasn't until Obama won Iowa (and Clinton did not win Iowa) that the community started looking at the other candidate (Bill's comparison of the Obama campaign to Jesse Jackson's Primary win in SC a few weeks later was probably the straw that broke the camel's back, so to speak).<BR/><BR/>Clinton carried 83% and 84% of the black vote in '92 and '96 respectively, while Gore carried an even higher percentage than his former boss in 2000.<BR/><BR/>African-Americans tend to vote Democrat, so I doubt the percentages will be drastically different (probably around 90% this year) than in previous years, but the overall turnout might be substantially greater. I imagine, however, that there will be an even greater number of people who vote McCain simply because a black candidate is running. I've heard quite a few disparaging remarks from members of my own family regarding the race issue and its affect on their vote (granted, nine out of 10 of those people would vote McCain regardless, this is just something else for them to gripe over).<BR/><BR/>What about policy though? Shouldn't any discussion be based on policy rather than race?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com