Study: Race Not a Factor in 2008 Election

In 1835 was it? not too long before the civil war... the Republican party was partly founded on racial equality.

And if I am correct, I think there were black people holding distinguished and significant posts in the Bush administration.

And wasn't Colin Powell a Republican head of the military in the Reagan administration?

It is my opinion, that Barak Obama would have been more in line with traditional black efforts to succeed as a dignified self sufficient people without what has been called big government of high taxes and handouts the Democrat party is known for doling out to the underclass and impoverished.

And think, if John McCain were Democrat and Barak Obama were Republican in this last election, who do you believe would have won?

mart of KS 10:39PM January 18, 2009

And all this crap talk about unity .................

Bullfeathers - when the liberal media, and the "oppressed" minority themselves, stop using the term African-American, and refer to them as Americans, then I'll believe that unity has begun to creep into society.

Until such time, maybe around the 23rd century, you can refer to me as a Caucasian American.

Unity - hah, gimme' a break.

Joseph of NC 12:07PM January 18, 2009

...that whenever egghead lefties talk about the "less tolerant part of the electorate" they never EVER talk about the 90%+ of African-Americans who ALWAYS vote for liberal Dems - and a black liberal Dem if one happens to be on the ballot.

how, exactly, are they not the "less tolerant" part of the electorate?

oh, that's right...I forgot...African-Americans can't be racists and bigots....gosh, my bad.

david of GA 3:11PM January 17, 2009