Report: Dr. Ben Carson To Announce Candidacy For President This Weekend
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kingblaze84 wrote: »I'll stop short of calling Dr. Carson derogatory names, but he'll get his ? wake up call soon enough.
There is no way the GOP backs or supports him in this endeavor in any way, shape, or form.
IDK man, some Republicans really are trying to get a new Black Republican star. Mia Love, the first Haitian-American woman to ever get elected to Congress, is a Republican star right now. Some are even saying she should run for president lol, so I wouldn't be so sure. Oh and she won in Utah, the Whitest state in America (and most Republican too). I wouldn't vote for her but some in the GOP did
http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2014/11/08/362547523/as-gop-swept-congress-black-republicans-took-home-historic-wins
I hope she does well. Republicans aren't intrinsically bad. They just have a lot of racisits and classists. -
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the question is, in the end, what's the reason you wouldn't vote for them?kingblaze84 wrote: »IDK man, some Republicans really are trying to get a new Black Republican star. Mia Love, the first Haitian-American woman to ever get elected to Congress, is a Republican star right now. Some are even saying she should run for president lol, so I wouldn't be so sure. Oh and she won in Utah, the Whitest state in America (and most Republican too). I wouldn't vote for her but some in the GOP did
if it's policy-based, that's different from "no (D) after their name" (and more constructive). but something tells me that, for a lot of people, it's not the former.
I voted for a non-Democrat many times in my life as an independent, but many people, especially Blacks, don't trust Republicans and won't vote for one for many good reasons. After George W Bush, I would be scared to death to vote for any Republican unless they can prove to me they're not warmongers and support horrible foreign policies like invading Iran (something Republicans are dying to do, especially if they get the presidency). But if a Republican sounds rational like maybe a Rand Paul or someone close to that, maybe Americans of all parties will vote for one for president. I doubt Hilary would beat Rand Paul to be honest, Hilary's vote for the war in Iraq is gonna drag her down.
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kingblaze84 wrote: »
the question is, in the end, what's the reason you wouldn't vote for them?kingblaze84 wrote: »IDK man, some Republicans really are trying to get a new Black Republican star. Mia Love, the first Haitian-American woman to ever get elected to Congress, is a Republican star right now. Some are even saying she should run for president lol, so I wouldn't be so sure. Oh and she won in Utah, the Whitest state in America (and most Republican too). I wouldn't vote for her but some in the GOP did
if it's policy-based, that's different from "no (D) after their name" (and more constructive). but something tells me that, for a lot of people, it's not the former.
I voted for a non-Democrat many times in my life as an independent, but many people, especially Blacks, don't trust Republicans and won't vote for one for many good reasons. After George W Bush, I would be scared to death to vote for any Republican unless they can prove to me they're not warmongers and support horrible foreign policies like invading Iran (something Republicans are dying to do, especially if they get the presidency). But if a Republican sounds rational like maybe a Rand Paul or someone close to that, maybe Americans of all parties will vote for one for president. I doubt Hilary would beat Rand Paul to be honest, Hilary's vote for the war in Iraq is gonna drag her down.
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Well Rand isn't perfect but he sounds rational on some subjects, like the never ending wars and the war on marijuana, at least compared to other Republicans -
except that if THAT is the reason you don't vote Republican, you've likely just turned around and voted for Democrats who warmonger and support invading Iran.kingblaze84 wrote: »I voted for a non-Democrat many times in my life as an independent, but many people, especially Blacks, don't trust Republicans and won't vote for one for many good reasons. After George W Bush, I would be scared to death to vote for any Republican unless they can prove to me they're not warmongers and support horrible foreign policies like invading Iran (something Republicans are dying to do, especially if they get the presidency).
really, though, i think the issue remains that if you don't break from always supporting a party line, you give that party reason to take your vote for granted and you shouldn't be surprised when the other party doesn't seem that concerned about you. you have to make both of the work for it.
i suppose the percentages may vary, but to me this sounds like Democrats as wellThe Lonious Monk wrote: »They just have a lot of racisits and classists. -
i suppose the percentages may vary, but to me this sounds like Democrats as wellThe Lonious Monk wrote: »They just have a lot of racisits and classists.
It is, but Republican are far more "in your face" with it. Democrats at least try to hide it in an effort to get other races and lower classes on their side. -
"The white conservatives aren’t friends of the ? either, but at least they don’t try to hide it. They are like wolves, they show you their teeth in a snarl. That always keep the ? aware of where he stands with them, but the white liberals are foxes who show their teeth to the ? also, but they pretend they’re smiling. The white liberal is more dangerous than the conservative. They lure the ? , and as the ? runs from the growling wolf. He flees into the open jaws of the smiling fox."The Lonious Monk wrote: »It is, but Republican are far more "in your face" with it. Democrats at least try to hide it in an effort to get other races and lower classes on their side.
