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Poverty rates declined sharply during the 1990's, with African Americans seeing the sharpest drops. The poverty rate has gone back up over the last few years starting around 2002, with the increase among African Americans larger than the nation as a whole.
Looks like the poverty rate for blacks has dropped off since 1985 before leveling out around 2004:
With all due respect, sir, If you have to ask this question, you are not black.
How you going to question my blackness? I asked because most blacks I know vote straight democrat and alot don't have a good reason why. The ones who gives reasons say that republicans are racists, or dems care more for the poor or they do more for us but they can never elaborate on that. Some whites have a hard time taking the fact that every black person isnt a liberal and a die hard fan of Obama wearing those Obama t-shirts from the flea market.
It is CNN, but their numbers tend to reflect that of more professional exit polls so I trust the data. Intestingly, Latinos, Asians, and Other races voted Republican in '08 by at least 30%. True to AeroDC's conjecture, blacks voted 95% Democrat. And to the folks claiming Republicans are racist, where is your evidence? Preferably from this century. Are the 4% of blacks who indeed voted Republican also racist? How about 30% of America's Asian and Latino voters?
It is CNN, but their numbers tend to reflect that of more professional exit polls so I trust the data. Intestingly, Latinos, Asians, and Other races voted Republican in '08 by at least 30%. True to AeroDC's conjecture, blacks voted 95% Democrat. And to the folks claiming Republicans are racist, where is your evidence? Preferably from this century. Are the 4% of blacks who indeed voted Republican also racist? How about 30% of America's Asian and Latino voters?
Good source...I thought he had 70 something percent of latino vote but it was 67....which is a great increase since Bush's re-election. What happened was that Obama secured the minority and young voters.
I have a couple of conservative black friends. I love the guys. More power to them if they choose to vote conservative. I respect them for doing so and there is nothing wrong with it.
The tired stigma of conservatives being a bunch of racist hate mongers is completely inaccurate. (although I'm sure there will always be a few extremist nut jobs out there)
Black, white, pacific islander, all are welcome to join the conservative party. We only ask that you believe in personal freedom, respect towards others, earning your way through life, and self-reliance.
Blacks aren’t afraid to vote republican. Why would any group vote against their interest? The real question should be why do some blacks vote Republican? Why would any respectable black team up with those that support/benefit from racism and hate. Just a short time ago it wasn’t even safe for a black conservative to go to a McCain/Palin rally.
Your statements would be ridiculous if you weren't so serious
Are you aware that the Civil Rights passed not because of the Democrats, but Republicans. Well, the majority whip (a Democrat) had to recruit Republicans in order to pass the Civil Rights Act, because sixteen (yes 16) Southern Democrats opposed the Bill. A very prominent Democrat in Congress (can you guess who?) filibustered the passing of the act for over 14 hours. He is still in Congress, and black Americans vote for him just the same, even if knowing that he was a Clan VIP before he made it to Congress
I am not a Republican, nor a Democrat, and don't take sides because both are just as corrupt. But i can't stand here doing nothing as you distort the truth. The answers are very simple: most black Democrats vote along the party line because that's they way their families have ever done. Also, every place in the poor inner cities throughout the US, New Orleans, and so forth, have always been lead by Democrats. What difference has this done for black Americans?
By the way, I have several black American friends who are mostly conservative and vote across the isles. These folks are Christian, too, and vote for conservative issues whatever they may be.
Can you imagine if the openly racist late Jesse Helms tried to get votes in Harlem!
Or Bird?
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I love the guys. More power to them if they choose to vote conservative. I respect them for doing so and there is nothing wrong with it. 
