It’s time for John Kerry to pay the piper. “Minorities” want those favors cashed in and they want them now. “Some Blacks and Hispanics Criticize Kerry on Outreach” (registration req.). From the New York Times:
For weeks, Senator John Kerry savored a Democratic Party that was unified in rallying behind his presidential candidacy. But in recent days, influential black and Hispanic political leaders whom the campaign had counted on for support have been openly complaining that Mr. Kerry’s organization lacks diversity and is failing to appeal directly to minority voters….
While Mr. Kerry, whose home state, Massachusetts, is 7 percent Hispanic and 5 percent black, has active support from black members of Congress, some veteran African-American leaders have struggled to find a foothold in his campaign. Even some black officials who called a reporter to offer their perspective at the campaign behest said Mr. Kerry had work to do.
This is a never-ending problem with Democrats. By pandering to blacks with accusations of “exclusive” and “intolerant” leveled at Republicans, they often set themselves up for hard-to-deliver, tangible promises rather than mere philosophical ones that Kerry seems so fond of.
Let’s see if this filthy rich, aloof social liberal will put his wife’s husband’s money where his mouth is (I’m tired of blogging about Kerry and it’s only April) and hire all the black folks he can find!
In my opinion, I think he should hire who he wants to hire, but if he wants that minority vote…
Old stuff:
“Kerry’s inner circle lacks color”
“Black Voters Align With Democrats Against Bush”
“Kerry’s Problem with Black Voters”
“Black voters overwhelmingly favor Kerry”
“Cummings may help Kerry with black voters”
This is boring. I need to blog about something other than Kerry and black people.
