When did the black vote shift Democratic?
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In high school, I remember sitting in U.S. History learning only what I needed to pass the exam. I used to say that’s “his-story”, not “my-story”. But little did I realize that “my-story” and “his-story” very closely intertwine with each other.
During this election, there’s been a lot of talk about the Constitution and what the forefathers of this country meant in the writing of one of America’s most treasured documents. I’ve heard the Republicans argue their party is the “party of Lincoln” who freed the slaves and pushed for major changes in civil rights in America. I’ve heard discussions about socialism, communism, capitalism and every other type of -ism out there. There’s so much information out there and at times it can get pretty overwhelming.
My question is how many of these people really know what they’re talking about? The political pundits aren’t giving me anything and it seems like both sides are trying to scare you into voting for their party. Who do you trust? We’ve been bamboozled twice in the past eight years, so I’ve made up my mind to base my decision on the performance of the candidates during the election. All the promises we’re hearing are just that. Promises. Bush told everyone he would be the one to “cross party lines” and you see how well that’s gone.
I feel when you vote you have to go with your gut. Learn what you can about the candidates and be prepared to hold them to their word. We live in the Information Age and we have more of it than we can possibly consume. I’ve learned a lot about the need to understand the past.
Through blogging I’ve had the opportunity to learn a lot from people all over the world. So why not try it again?
If the Republican Party was the one who freed the slaves, what caused the shift moving the black vote to the Democratic Party?
Here’s the inspiration for this post
What have you learned?
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One Comment on When did the black vote shift Democratic?
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Darrell Holmes on
Sun, 26th Oct 2008 9:54 pm
First, really great post Theo. I’ve learned that politics is very dirty with very high stakes, and that one miscalculation means your shot at being president can likely be gone forever. I came into the last 12 months with very good feelings about Hillary Clinton, John McCain, and Barack Obama as potential presidential candidates. About this time last year, I felt good about our future no matter who won among those three. Throughout this process I’ve seen flaws from all three in how their campaigns have been managed but Barack’s “A More Perfect Union” speech sealed the deal for me. Last, I’ve learned that people become savage, tasteless, and disdainful when they feel their stronghold is being taken right from beneath their feet. I knew the process would be ugly, but I still wasn’t prepared for exactly HOW ugly. So many during this process have assumed they would be able to win because of who they are and not what they are. Hopefully, our country will be better for the journey no matter who wins on Nov. 4
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