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I cant speak for black america.i can only speak for myself and the friends and family Iknow. The republican party lost the AfAm vote with its southern, "statesrights", pro segregation, pro-confederate flag, anti-Civil Rights, Dixiecrat refuge position of the 60s,70s,and80s. It has nothing to do with entitlements. I will never vote for the party that welcomed Lott, Thurmond, and Helms.

Ninety percent of African-Americans will vote Democrat no questions asked. That's why Republicans don't waste their time reaching out to them.

The Democrat nominee will have photo ops with Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton and speak at a couple of historic black churches, and 90% of African-Americans will vote for that nominee.
Study the history of African-American voting trends. It doesn't matter who runs or how the economy is doing, 90% of African-Americans have voted democrat for president for decades.
Republican candidates are smart enough to know this, so that's why there's no outreach to a constituency who won't support them.

Hey Mike Huchabee (your spelling...):
Which ship were you piled on and chained to??? And which of those candidates have owned slaves?? Idiots...

I know its bad but the dems promise more to the black and hispanic population. Free this and that, and its not your fault are the talking points for the dems. Repubs say take care of yourself, and we will take care of the country.

The Republicans do indeed reach out to African-Americans, only its to throw them in Jail where they can't vote.

AJ, with all do respect polish americans, cuban americans were never piled on ships in chains and shackles stacked on top of each other in vommit and urine and blood. Then made to work from dust to dawn in tobaccoo and cotton field while being beaten in the heat by whips for free. Killed for attempting to read a book denied the education that is as right to these imigrants you speak of. Not to mention witnessing your wife or daughter being raped and torcher by the owner's of those plantations. Sir pls stopped comparing people that you know nothing about

Republican's always have been a do nothing for the people party. There are two things Republicans are known for not to raise taxes and privatize everything other than that Republicans have no agenda for this country. The dollar is nothing, oil keeps rising and bush does nothing to change it. Bush is a waste of time as well as any Republican. The iragi war please... something a Repulican got us into for nothing.

These candidates could care less about African Americans, especially the ones who bailed out bcz were threatened by the intellectuals at Morgan State Univ. Why do they always magnify the issue of 68% of African Americans children in homes with no father, yet Iceland's rate exceeds it at 75%, and its the most developed country in the world with lowest crime statistics. Covert racism through media spin control, propoganda, the prison-industrial complex are to blame and have been whitewashed for over 500 years. Wake up, all the candidates are white males! These republicans won't even let their white women in.

Yet...not one of these clowns bothered to attend the event that Tavis Smiley put on several months ago nor the Hispanic event. That speaks volumes to me!!!!

One of the best questions of the night. If we agree on almost everything then why do we vote so different.

Republicans already reached out to minorities as they spearheaded the Congressional action in the Civil Rights bill of 1964.

While Democrats and Dixiecrats were gnawing on each other, the bill was roundly endorsed by Republicans. Johnson didn't have the votes in his own party.

What the Republicans got is what they have always gotten in return: misinformation by their political foes and a liberal press all too happy to obscure the facts.

As Governor he helped/received tens of thousands of victims into Arkansas, without regard to color after Katrina.

He's the only statesman in this race...the rest are politicians.

Go Huck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Why should they reach out to African Americans? Why not reach out to Polish-Americans or Cuban-Americans? Isn't it divisive and racist to single out one group in America?

Huck nailed this one. Way to go!