Democrats Rejected African-American Voters and Paid the Price - New America Media

TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE (part2)

The reason why I started this blog was for the simple reason that I fundamentally believed that all our blind faith in the democrats was not being reciprocated by the Democratic Party. Currently we are in the worse economic conditions the country has been in since the great depression. Yet, somehow we are still last in line for help and first in line for a hand-out. People we need to really re-think our political misfortunes. The old adage use to be that "we needed a seat at the table," well we have that, Obama just isn't representing our interest either. Ask yourself, who is the first to be let go on the job? Which segment of society has been most impacted by this recession? Black people! Like most African-Americans, when asked, what is your political affiliation, I always say Democrats, naturally? But, really belonging to a politcal party or organization means that they support you and you support them. Is this not true across the board? When one is in a membership or organization, the objective is to represent all members. Would one belong to an organization that is dependent upon you, but has no intentions of really supporting you. The Democrats do not support us. I wonder what would happen in current American politics if African-Americans and Hispanics starting acting like Tea-Party members. Their mantra is TAX ENOUGH ALREADY. Well we've had enough!

What happened in some of the other states relative to their outreach to the African American communities? According to media reports, The Democratic National Committee (DNC) reported to have spent $50 million during the 2010 mid-term election, and of that amount, only $3 million was said to have been spent in the African American media. According to NNPA Chairman Danny J. Bakewell, Sr., "We (the Black Press of America) is still looking for that $3 million." It appeared to have been a case of 'you get what you pay for'; they did not spend much and they did not get much.

Outreach to African Americans must be done early, often and real to be effective.

In looking at the history past mid-term elections, politics pundits and historians have reasoned that a changeover of power in Congress is usually expected at the mid-point of most presidential terms. But that sounds like voodoo politics because politics is not an exact science; there is a cause and an effect. And traditionally, the Democrats have had a history of ignoring the African American community and/or taking it for granted. They appear only at election season.