This election year promises to be crazy and we should list some of the craziest aspects. The two major political parties would be crazy not to seek two groups in the South. Democrats need rural Whites and Republicans need a 5 to 10% of the Black vote.
The GOP seems more like an elitist club than a national party but changing demographics indicate that they should seek some minority support. It’s crazy if the GOP future plans center around suppressing Black votes or hoping people of color stay home on election day.
Democrats would be crazy to think anything is happening in the South without considerable White involvement. Georgia Senate candidate Michelle Nunn is the great White hope for the Dems and congressional candidate Vivian Childs should be the great Black hope for the GOP.
I don’t think southern legislatures fully realize how crazy upset people are with “Stand Your Ground’ laws. Poor people would be crazy not to realize that Dems are trying to give healthcare to everyone. You know that people without any health insurance simply use the emergency room as a doctor’s office and that is more expensive in the long run.
I am a southern gentleman and politics should never compromise southern gentility. The way the GOP is starting to attack Hillary Clinton makes me cringe. While I don’t care for the politics of Sarah Palin, I never said crazy things about her. Can my friends on the right say the same thing about the Obamas and Clintons.
Georgia is one of the best place in the world for Blacks. Only crazy politicians run for office here without seek support from Blacks and Whites. The statements candidates make in the primary could serve as motivation for the other side in November. If you don’t think Hillary Clinton can get enough women voters to win several Southern states, you must be crazy. If you don’t think that Blacks won’t vote when Obama isn’t on the ballot, crazy should be your middle name.
Finally, you must be crazy to think that I am a Republican because I am voting in the GOP primary tomorrow. I vote every time and want my vote to have the maximum impact. In my area, the primary action is on the GOP side. Plus, Blacks shouldn’t pull all of our eggs in one basket or allow anyone to take us for granted.
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