“Far away from the speeches of Jesse Jackson, the demands of Al Sharpton and the ranting of Louis Farrakhan, a quiet revolution is taking place in the role African-Americans play in politics. In the very heartland of the nation — in Pennsylvania and Ohio — the Republican Party is getting set to nominate black candidates for governor in the coming elections. In a nation that has not a single African-American governor — not one — from either party, this is its own little revolution. These are not throwaway candidates in states where the GOP has no chance of victory. These are real candidates, chosen when there were plenty of white alternatives, that are en route to their party’s nomination, with real chances to win.”
Check this out: “And as former Rep. J.C. Watts of Oklahoma found out, African-Americans who reject the entitlement ethic and stand for self-reliance and individual upward mobility are very attractive to white voters. Asked to accept liberal ideology and big tax-and-spend programs as the price of supporting black candidates, many voters say no. But given a chance to find black candidates who share the electorate’s vision, most white voters jump at the chance.”
TheStateOf… Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Lynn Swann were on “This Week.” Rice talked about Iran and other national security issues. Swann, the Republican nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania, had a wide-ranging interview. Stephonolpolous(sp) probed Swann quite deeply, and Swann did reasonably well. Swann stated that as governor he would support a ban on abortion, with few exceptions. I (Justin) support a mass movement of black people towards bi-partisanship. It’s the only way we can have greater influence.
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