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It’s well known that blacks vote for Democrats overwhelmingly. It is as certain as the sunrise. In fact, it’s such a sure thing that Democratic candidates could bet their lives on getting a hefty majority of the “black vote,” no matter what they stood for.
Will the U.S. Senate race in Maryland change the dynamic?
Will they vote for black candidate and Lt. Gov. Michael Steele because he’s black, even if he’s Republican, or will they vote for him because they believe he’s the better man? It will be interesting to see exactly what black voters in Maryland are interested in.
Ideally, skin color would be low on the list of reasons to vote for someone. Promises, positions on policies, character, and track records would fare much higher.
I changed my voting patterns after reflecting on what I believed in. For instance, before I became a Christian, I was beginning to realize abortion was murder. No, ifs, ands, or buts about it. Democrats tend to be “pro-choice,” which in my eyes is the same as “pro-murder.” So I stopped voting for Democrats.
Another example: When I looked at what I was paying the government in taxes and the wasteful programs my money supported, I was angry. I put that anger into action by voting for the candidate who promised not to raise taxes and advocated cutting wasteful programs. So I became a social and fiscal conservative by simply thinking about what I supported, and candidates whose ideologies were similar to mine were Republicans.
For me, ideology trumps race. I can say with 95 percent certainly that I will never vote for a black Democrat. I’ll bet black liberals feel just as certain about a black Republican. I haven’t been following the Senate race in Maryland, but I think I’ll keep an eye on it from now on.
Black voters in Maryland may surprise us all.
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Update (9/16 @ 9:00 a.m.): I don’t know how I ended up on Michael Steele’s mailing list, but I was sent this link: a hare-brained person who works for Congressman Ben Cardin, Steele’s competitor, allegedly wrote on her anonymous blog that Cardin’s staffers should pose with Oreo cookies to race-bait. The silly person wrote other things, too, apparently unaware that her identity could easily be traced. The person was fired. Wizbang has the whole story. Others: Atlas Shrugged and Mary Katharine Ham.
Look what I found from the pre-blog days: Man of Steele.
Unrelated Update: In-fighting among “colored” and white libs. Always entertaining. More later.
Update II (9/17): The AP picks up on the story about Cardin’s ex-staffer, but fails to credit the source: Wizbang Politics.
What kind of journalism is that?
