Black Republicans Doubt Mitt Romney’s NAACP Address Will Win Him Any African American Votes

[DuaneBidoux]

File this under "duh," syn. "honest Republican"

[link:http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/mitt-romney-naacp-michael-steele-artur-davis-tim-scott.php?ref=fpnewsfeed|

PS: also filed under "I wouldn't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member...but I do anyway."

[Capt. Obvious]

1. Maybe he can awkwardly

read the lyrics to, Who Let The Dogs Out again.

[catbyte]

2. LOL

[razorman]

3. I don't think winning African-American votes is actually their goal.

Besides, imagine the headlines if Romney refused to speak to a black audience. His campaign is smart enough to know that President Obama is going to get 90+ percent of the A-A vote, no matter what. No significant portion of it will switch to Romney, regardless of what he does. However, I think they figure that, if Mitt Romney can convince African-Americans that he is not really scary, some of them may simply stay home on election day, if they are not too happy with President Obama, for whatever reason. For the Romney campaign, that would be the next best thing to actually getting their votes. It's all about turnout.

[Booster]

4. Just my opinion, but I think if African Americans don't back Pres. Obama in this election it will be

eons before another African American is elected. I really don't understand why any African American would vote for a Republican under any circumstances or why they are Republicans. Talk about voting against your own best interest.

[uponit7771]

5. No, but he can call them wellfare moms, pimps and stupid and gain another 10% of the conservative

...vote