Institutional racism in the Democratic and Republican parties - discuss

Originally Posted by Cutlass (Post 12537535)

Putting a black candidate on the ticket won't swing votes for the Republicans. Probably the only black Republican in the country that would take a sizable part of the black vote at this point is Powell. And he's not running. None of the others really appeal to black voters. They just alienate the white Republican vote.

Originally Posted by Cryptic_Snow (Post 12537645)

Originally Posted by Cutlass (Post 12537765)

If you don't think that a sizable portion of the Republican base is highly motivated by racism, you don't know what the Republican base is. There is a reason so many Republican candidates and elected officials take positions that blacks and hispanics hate them for.

Originally Posted by VRWCAgent (Post 12537776)

The misconceptions of others are not our fault. I support deporting illegal immigrants because they broke the law.

Contrary to democratic opinion, the republican party isn't the HEY IT'S THE DARKIES AND BROWNIES, KEEP 'EM OUT party.

Originally Posted by Antilogic (Post 12537799)

It might not be yours (and that's a good thing!), but from personal interaction with my old grandparents and old Georgia neighbors (the north side of Atlanta, you know, rich whitey side), it is a significant element of some Republican voters' opinions.

People can reach the same conclusions from different perspectives, which makes party coalitions work but can also lead to some misunderstandings.

Originally Posted by Cryptic_Snow (Post 12537824)

No, I don't. Whites elected Obama to office, many crossed over from the Republican party to vote for him. Independents turned out in droves for him. He did extremely well with younger white voters (18-30), college-educated white voters, and suburban white voters.

Herman Cain was leading the republican primary at one point, I know because I visited his campaign tent for shits and giggles. They might be simple, but not racist.

Ben Carson, a much more respectable person and potential candidate, was a rock star at CPAC.

Originally Posted by Cutlass (Post 12537835)

This post in no way addresses the fact that a sizable part of the Republican base is racist to the core, and that most Republican candidates pander to that as a result.

Originally Posted by VRWCAgent (Post 12537851)

I simply do not accept that. Yes, obviously there are racist in the GOP, just as there are in the Democratic party. To suggest anything beyond that is just partisan posturing... which hey, that's fine, I do that too, but it doesn't make it true.

Originally Posted by Cryptic_Snow (Post 12537878)

That hasn't been my experience in the party.

Originally Posted by Cutlass (Post 12537890)

Then what's your explanation for the fact that 90%+ of blacks simply won't vote for a Republican? And a growing number of Hispanics the same.

Originally Posted by GhostWriter16 (Post 12537925)

Of course you frame the question in such a way that if you dare to suggest the problem might be with them, you're a racist:rolleyes: