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Old 09-02-2008, 05:07 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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ST. PAUL — There are 36 black delegates at the Republican convention here — fewer than 2% of the total and a sharp drop-off from 2004, a think tank reports.

The GOP record was set with 6.7% black delegates in 2004.

Study: Sharp drop in black GOP delegates - USATODAY.com
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Old 09-02-2008, 05:17 AM
 
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ST. PAUL — There are 36 black delegates at the Republican convention here — fewer than 2% of the total and a sharp drop-off from 2004, a think tank reports.

The GOP record was set with 6.7% black delegates in 2004.

Study: Sharp drop in black GOP delegates - USATODAY.com
No surprise here.

From the article in USA Today:

One black convention delegate, Robert Smith of Little Rock, said he was amused but not surprised at the tiny number of blacks. He said he is on a personal mission to win back blacks he says are "voting for Barack Obama out of ethnicity rather than principle." If he's successful, he said, "this will be the last time you see so few" blacks at a GOP convention.
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