In a rare piece of political honesty, the Washington Post has a long report about the lack of enthusiasm in the African American community for voting for Hillary Clinton. According to the Post article, the problem is not Hillary, but rather president Obama's failure to help the black voters who were the core of his support. Many in the community had expected that with the nations first black president there would be a focus on helping the minority communities of the nation. The reality, however, has been that little, if anything, has changed. As a result, many see no point in voting next time.
In many ways, the story is a sad indictment of the phony campaign rhetoric of Democrats who for decades have portrayed themselves as the true champions of minorities and Republicans as racists who hate minorities. The Democrats have told millions of minority voters that only government can improve their lot and only a Democrat led government would do so. According to the Post report, many in the minority community who believed that rhetoric have now come to realize that it just isn't true; seven years of Barack Obama in the White House have seen no improvement. Even during the initial years when the Democrats held lopsided majorities in Congress to go with the White House, they saw no improvement. These voters have not changed the view of Republicans that was taught to them by the Democrats; most of them are not about to start voting Republican. Many of these people, however, see no reason to vote in the future. If they had a campaign slogan it would be "At this point, what difference does it make?"
It has long been expected that the level of minority participation in the next election would be lower than it was in 2008 and 2012; Hillary will not attract African Americans to the polls the way Obama did. Nevertheless, if the Washington Post story is accurate, the failures of the Obama regime could well cause a drastic reduction in turnout. Such a reduction would most likely mean defeat for Hillary and the Democrats.
In many ways, the story is a sad indictment of the phony campaign rhetoric of Democrats who for decades have portrayed themselves as the true champions of minorities and Republicans as racists who hate minorities. The Democrats have told millions of minority voters that only government can improve their lot and only a Democrat led government would do so. According to the Post report, many in the minority community who believed that rhetoric have now come to realize that it just isn't true; seven years of Barack Obama in the White House have seen no improvement. Even during the initial years when the Democrats held lopsided majorities in Congress to go with the White House, they saw no improvement. These voters have not changed the view of Republicans that was taught to them by the Democrats; most of them are not about to start voting Republican. Many of these people, however, see no reason to vote in the future. If they had a campaign slogan it would be "At this point, what difference does it make?"
It has long been expected that the level of minority participation in the next election would be lower than it was in 2008 and 2012; Hillary will not attract African Americans to the polls the way Obama did. Nevertheless, if the Washington Post story is accurate, the failures of the Obama regime could well cause a drastic reduction in turnout. Such a reduction would most likely mean defeat for Hillary and the Democrats.
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