Why do black people chose to be democrats?
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Because most black people believe in a more socialistic, cooperative society.  I personally do not support unchecked capitalism.  It just isn't very compassionate.  I don't believe in the moral majority.  I don't believe in law based on Christian principals alone.  I personally am pro-life and anti-death penalty.  I believe life is sacred.  I don't beleive any human can be killed for ANYTHING, EVER, EVER, EVER.  I don't beleive our courts or juries have the authority to change that.  I am a white man with a college education.  My wife is a black woman with an MBA from Columbia.  I think that people who are conservative Republicans don't want to do anything for anybody.  They want it to be ME, ME, ME, and MY CHURCH.\n\nBy the way, I AM OWED SOMETHING.  As an American I am owed life, liberty, and the pursuit of hapiness.  Any legislation that allows rich people to remain rich, while keeping me in their servitude with low wages and unequal opportunities is an EVIL person.
900268
They can't help it . Most were brainwashed in school. The smart ones figure things out when they get in the real world. Who in their right mind wants more taxes, to kill unborn babies, but worries about other animals. Wants more government. The democrats in power are rich like Republicans only they pretend to care bout the poor . Only to get their votes.None of the democrats ideas today work.
1081699
Democrats kiss up to the women and minorities because that's all they have. The Democrats are an ineffective party and they've proved it many times. The more American 1st party is that which represents all people and not certain groups. Which none have done.
636563
Most Democrats are liberals, they want open borders and they want also to flood our country with cheap labor and more votes, because most Mexicans vote Democrat. And Democratic liberals are working for a country like he European Nations all one country. and it's not working over their. They don't want a sovereign Nation.
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Liberals have done that to whites also, but not at the rate they have to blacks.  They preach that blacks are worthless and cannot do anything unless the Democrats/government is there to hold their hands.  I think the Dems are still holding a grudge against the end of their reign as slave holders.  They even lost their hold as sharecropper overlords, KKK members and Jim Crowe law writers.  Welfare was their last trick to destroy the black race.
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These Democrats: ABSOLUTELY nothing!\n\nBlacks in this country are disinfranchised, however that is a societal problem.\n\nAffirmative Action apparently isn't working. And, need I remind my friends that is was a Republican Congress that approved Affirmative Action and minority-based higher learning scholarships.\n\nWe shouldn't rely on one party to help one race within our country. That is ignorant. Parties help people. No party helps the blacks. (It's not the job a any particular party to help them). We are Americans.\n\nI'm half african-american and half arabic. I was a democrat orginally, because I thought they fought for the quality of lives of miniorities, however the older I got - the more I read.\n\nThe current (and for the past 30-35 years) Democractic party wants votes. They offer no real advantage. And, when they have a suggestion - it's bad policy and it's bad for the healing of our nation.\n\nAli A. Akbar\naliunt @ yahoo.com
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Cause democrats are GAY!
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1. Neither the Republicans nor the Democrats have ever had a black person win their primaries, and they have never nominated a black candidate.\n2. American voters are still largely too racist to realistically vote in a black candidate.\n3. The candidates who would garner the most attention (Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, etc.) have probably been too inflammatory for the big parties to even consider nominating. (See 2.)\n\nGive us time, though - things should change someday. It may not happen during this generation, but things should eventually change.
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Well, thanks for the references to Rush and Drudge and Fox. Now I realize that it's really a lie that people of color tend to support democrats more than republicans. \nSo, you must be mistaken in your assumption. There really are lots of people of color at the conventions (well, maybe not as delegates, but they're around). You certainly can't believe your eyes, and you can't believe the polls.\nSo thanks, Rush and Sean and partners for setting me straight. It's really the Democrats who are bigoted, racist, and homophobic. The Republicans don't care if you are black, hispanic, gay, lesbian, atheist, muslim, rich, or poor. They welcome everyone to their fold!\nAnd to think I used to believe that Republican policies were hazardous to gays, non-Christians, minorities, and the poor. They really do want gays to marry each other, non-Christians to have as many rights as Christians, taxes that favor the poor, etc.
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I live in the south, so I know a thing or two about this.\nfor a long time, people in the south were more rural and were usually poorer than people in new england. these are the people Democrats feed off of. you're poor, you're the little guy, and it's all the GOP's fault.\nbut the Democratic party has gone to the left in the last 50 years. a lot of conservative Democrats are shying away from abortion, environmentalism, and being soft on terror.\nrace hasn't really changed it. African Americans still vote about 90% Democratic, no matter where they live.\nI hope this is enough to get you started. for more information, check out the DNC and GOP websites.
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If you're asking why most blacks seem to have an affinity for the Democratic Party, it's because they were the party that at the forefront of the civil rights movement in the 60's.\n\nThe Republicans were in office that spearheaded the Civil War.  The Democrats during the Civil War were in favor of slavery.
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Welcome to the "Big Tent" party!! We Democrats are proud to say that we have no membership quotas of any kind. Black, Brown, Yellow, Red, Young, Old, Female, Gay, Lesbian, whatever.\n\nWhy, they even have room for middle-aged, fat, bald, straight, white guys, like me.\n\nWelcome, my brother, welcome!
587639
You know at one time I really believed that to be true until the last two elections I noticed that there were  several African Americans that were in the public eye advocating for republicans It really blew my mind that they were as stupid as the rest of America. Sorry if someone gets offended but Clinton in spite of his personal infidelities he did have America making money and not spending it. He did not lie in order to take out revenge on a country for trying to assassinate his father. Costing lives. Anyway  I believe that African Americans were originally Republicans. But they got smart and decided that they did not believe the Republicans had the little mans best interest in mind. Fat cats got fatter poor got poorer and the middle class is destined to be completely eliminated. I also observed that the African Americans that were republican were born with money or were of a higher economic standard than the average African American.
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If I knew it was going to be like this, I would not have purchased slaves from the BLACK Africans who were selling their brothers and sisters for profit.  But since I am a conservative Repbulican, and NOT a Democrat "party of the old south slave owners " Look at the history of the Republican Party vs the Democrat Party, it was the southern Dems that WANTED TO KEEP SLAVERY(States rights) and the Republican party was formed to STOP slavery.  Slavery is STILL going ON today, in \nAfrica, and the Arab "states".  So, I agree, why are they all whining and expecting a hand out??  \n\nAnd yes, I would and STILL pick my own cotton!
675275
Funny, I'm native and a democrat.  Why do you ask?
749639
They are in fact all in it for self gain, but Repubs go overboard with greed and power to the point of serious corruption. They do not care who or how many they hurt. Dems however do show a little heart and do have a conscience.
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Because most Republicans are for less government involvement in your life and LOWER taxes.  Most, and not all, Democrats want to give everything to everyone and enjoy having a class of society dependent on them, such as welfare recipients.