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Originally Posted by bostonjc
Those are strong assumptions. I don't really think they are accurate.
I don't think there is much affection in the Black community for Nixon, Reagan, Bush, and Bush. Those republican presidents needed to prove to the Black community that their lives can be better under Republican administrations.
In addition, many local politicians are in the Democrat party. There's a saying that all politics is local - its true for both parties.
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That reminds me of another old political slogan: reward your friends and punish your enemies. One thing republicans repeatedly find from blacks is doing things for blacks get them nowhere. Did Nixon get votes from blacks for starting the first modern era federal "affirmative action" plan? No. Did Bush get votes from blacks for setting up "affirmative action" in Texas, or renewing the Voting Rights Act? No. Will the republicans get any geezer votes for passing the $1 trillion medicare part D? No. Republicans just never learn.