Republicans see chance to win over black voters in 2016

[DonViejo]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Following President Obama’s reelection in 2012 — a win powered in part by historic black voter turnout — Republicans launched an aggressive outreach effort aimed at African American voters. Never again, they vowed, would they concede that sort of overwhelming demographic advantage to Democrats.

Now, heading into an election without Obama at the top of the ticket, many Republicans say they are positioned to make inroads with black voters.

That sense of opportunity was clear Friday when the party establishment’s favorite, former Florida governor Jeb Bush, addressed the annual meeting of the National Urban League in his home state. He spoke to the predominantly African American crowd about his record of helping blacks and his plans to do more. He touched on his removal of the Confederate flag from the state capitol grounds, his gubernatorial record on diversity and how his education reforms helped black students.

“If we don’t create an education system that allows young people to reach [the rungs on the ladder of success], we’re setting them up for a lifetime of failure,” he said. “So you and I have to call this situation what it is: the worst inequality in America today, and the source of so many other inequalities.”

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[Motown_Johnny]

1. they also hear God telling them to run for President.

So who really cares what they see? Very little of it is real.

[madokie]

4. +1

I'm tired of people seeing
I want to see pol's doing

[SamKnause]

2. Republicans hear and see a lot of things

that don't exist.

[Scuba]

3. Yeah, 'cause it worked so well for them last time ...

(from Rmoney's 2012 speech to the NAACP)

[HassleCat]

5. Urban League would like that

They're pretty much into the education thing, so Bush knows his audience.

[Shrike47]

6. Given that they are making it so hard for minority persons to vote, how would it help?

They are kidding themselves. They think people are so stupid they won't notice what you do, but will just believe what you say.

Of course, people do vote against their own self interests, do maybe they will get somewhere with this. I hope and think voters will see though them.

[madokie]

8. As I see it

the gop's only hope to win in November '16 is with wedge issues. other than those they really don't have anything to run on.

Personally I think they're barking up the wrong tree as I don't think our AA citizens can't see through their bullshit and see it for what it is. Thats ok though as they're out there yapping it up it's taking time off the clock

Bernie has this one, due to integrity, honesty and a long history of being on the right side of the issues that so many of us hold dearly. If the gop want to hold on to any semblance of power at all they need to focus on the other two branches of our government, the House and Senate.

[nc4bo]

7. A snowball has a better chance in hell than a majority of black folks voting (R). nt

[BillZBubb]

9. Or even 10% voting (r).

The republiclowns fall all over themselves defending these out of control, black youth murdering cops. What black person (or sensible white person) is going to vote for that?

[nc4bo]

10. Really. I like the "(r)", going to start using that! nt

[dsc]

13. they don't need anywhere near a majority

and this outreach is more for moderate whites anyway. If they can get to 10% of the black vote that would be a bonus for them but what they are really attempting to do is make it OK for white people who don't like racists to vote for them.

[nc4bo]

15. Then they'll have to muzzle their candidates and that's not going to happen

I think the only black people who'd give their votes to republicans are the same crew that would ordinarily vote for them; those who have "$arrived$" or values voters (homophobes, anti-choice, stepford wives or any other value I can't think of atm).

[tanyev]

11. I predict the same level of success as Sarah Palin bringing them women's votes.

[Gman]

12. LOL! Good luck with that!

[LiberalAndProud]

14. Relying on my intuition, I would think this highly unlikely.

The blatant racism exposed under Obama's presidency doesn't seem like a good foundation to woo black voters. As for Jeb Bush talking about creating an education system, I think he has profited well enough from the test-mania that currently absorbs our school system.

I can't express enough how much I detest that man -- on his own merits, with no help from the reputations of his father or brother.

[malaise]

16. Their chance is as good

as the reinvention of my virginity