Black Republicans Win First Congress Seats Since 2003

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Is this really progress? I guess so, when you look at the number of Black Democrats elected to HR compared to Black Republicans, since 1970...:shock:

George W. Collins Democrat Illinois 1970–1972 1925–1972
Ron Dellums Democrat California 1971–1998 1935–
Ralph Metcalfe Democrat Illinois 1971–1978 1910–1978
Parren Mitchell Democrat Maryland 1971–1987 1922–2007
Charles B. Rangel Democrat New York 1971–present 1930–
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Democrat California 1973–1979 1932–
Cardiss Collins Democrat Illinois 1973–1997 1931–
Barbara Jordan Democrat Texas 1973–1979 1936–1996
Andrew Young Democrat Georgia 1973–1977 1932–
Harold Ford, Sr. Democrat Tennessee 1975–1997 1945–
Julian C. Dixon Democrat California 1979–2000 1934–2000
William H. Gray, III Democrat Pennsylvania 1979–1991 1941–
Mickey Leland Democrat Texas 1979–1989 1944–1989
Bennett M. Stewart Democrat Illinois 1979–1981 1912–1988
George W. Crockett, Jr. Democrat Michigan 1980–1991 1909–1997
Mervyn M. Dymally Democrat California 1981–1993 1926–
Gus Savage Democrat Illinois 1981–1993 1925–
Harold Washington Democrat Illinois 1981–1983 1922–1987
Katie Hall Democrat Indiana 1982–1985 1938–
Major Owens Democrat New York 1983–2007 1936–
Ed Towns Democrat New York 1983–present 1934–
Alan Wheat Democrat Missouri 1983–1995 1951–
Charles Hayes Democrat Illinois 1983–1993 1918–1997
Alton R. Waldon, Jr. Democrat New York 1986–1987 1936–
Mike Espy Democrat Mississippi 1987–1993 1953–
Floyd H. Flake Democrat New York 1987–1998 1945–
John Lewis Democrat Georgia 1987–present 1940–
Kweisi Mfume Democrat Maryland 1987–1996 1948–
Donald M. Payne Democrat New Jersey 1989–present 1934–
Craig Anthony Washington Democrat Texas 1989–1995 1941–
Barbara-Rose Collins Democrat Michigan 1991–1997 1939–
Gary Franks Republican Connecticut 1991–1997 1953–
William J. Jefferson Democrat Louisiana 1991–2009 1947–
Maxine Waters Democrat California 1991–present 1938–
Lucien E. Blackwell Democrat Pennsylvania 1991–1995 1931–2003
Eva M. Clayton Democrat North Carolina 1992–2003 1934–
Sanford Bishop Democrat Georgia 1993–present 1947–
Corrine Brown Democrat Florida 1993–present 1946–
Jim Clyburn Democrat South Carolina 1993–present 1940–
Cleo Fields Democrat Louisiana 1993–1997 1962–
Alcee Hastings Democrat Florida 1993–present 1936–
Earl Hilliard Democrat Alabama 1993–2003 1942–
Eddie Bernice Johnson Democrat Texas 1993–present 1935–
Cynthia McKinney Democrat Georgia 1993–2003, 2005–2007 1955–
Carrie P. Meek Democrat Florida 1993–2003 1926–
Mel Reynolds Democrat Illinois 1993–1995 1952–
Bobby Rush Democrat Illinois 1993–present 1946–
Robert C. Scott Democrat Virginia 1993–present 1947–
Walter Tucker Democrat California 1993–1995 1957–
Mel Watt Democrat North Carolina 1993–present 1945–
Albert Wynn Democrat Maryland 1993–2008 1951–
Bennie Thompson Democrat Mississippi 1993–present 1948–
Chaka Fattah Democrat Pennsylvania 1995–present 1956–
Sheila Jackson-Lee Democrat Texas 1995–present 1950–
J. C. Watts Republican Oklahoma 1995–2003 1957–
Jesse Jackson, Jr. Democrat Illinois 1995–present 1965–
Juanita Millender-McDonald Democrat California 1996–2007 1938–2007
Elijah Cummings Democrat Maryland 1996–present 1951–
Julia Carson Democrat Indiana 1997–2007 1938–2007
Danny K. Davis Democrat Illinois 1997–present 1941–
Harold Ford, Jr. Democrat Tennessee 1997–2007 1970–
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Democrat Michigan 1997–present 1945–
Gregory W. Meeks Democrat New York 1998–present 1953–
Barbara Lee Democrat California 1998–present 1946–
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Democrat Ohio 1999–2008 1949–2008
William Lacy Clay, Jr. Democrat Missouri 2001–present 1956–
Diane Watson Democrat California 2001–present 1933–
Frank Ballance Democrat North Carolina 2003–2004 1942–
Artur Davis Democrat Alabama 2003–present 1967–
Denise Majette Democrat Georgia 2003–2005 1955–
Kendrick Meek Democrat Florida 2003–present 1966–
David Scott Democrat Georgia 2003–present 1946–
G. K. Butterfield Democrat North Carolina 2004–present 1947–
Emanuel Cleaver Democrat Missouri 2005–present 1944–
Al Green Democrat Texas 2005–present 1947–
Gwen Moore Democrat Wisconsin 2005–present 1951–
Yvette D. Clarke Democrat New York 2007–present 1964–
Keith Ellison Democrat Minnesota 2007–present 1963–
Hank Johnson Democrat Georgia 2007–present 1954–
Laura Richardson Democrat California 2007–present 1962–
André Carson Democrat Indiana 2008–present 1974–
Donna Edwards Democrat Maryland 2008–present 1958–
Marcia Fudge Democrat Ohio 2008–present 1952–
Tim Scott Republican South Carolina 2010-present 1965-
Allen West Republican Florida 2010-present 1961-
 
The last Black Republican Senator:
Edward William Brooke, III Republican Massachusetts 1967–1979
 
Lists aside, I find this very troubling. Why is it this way? Is the Democratic party the only home of the non-whites?
 
Yes, it's progress when it comes to them recognizing that less govt, less spending, greater accountability, strong on national defense, freedom, more control to the states and such are important issues. Too bad Clinton had to push Meek out of the way to stump for Crist the flopper in Florida near the end only to at the last minute stump for Meek. Sad story, really.
 
kokonut said:
Yes, it's progress when it comes to them recognizing that less govt, less spending, greater accountability, strong on national defense, freedom, more control to the states and such are important issues. Too bad Clinton had to push Meek out of the way to stump for Crist the flopper in Florida near the end only to at the last minute stump for Meek. Sad story, really.
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Are you saying that Blacks as a group tend to be not in favor of the bolded area of your statement?
 
saywhatkid said:
Lists aside, I find this very troubling. Why is it this way? Is the Democratic party the only home of the non-whites?
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Did you already forget Marco Rubio, too? He's a rising star. A classic case where his grandparents were Cuban exiles escaped to America and found the American dream by working hard to give their children a better shot at life. One of their adult children give birth to Rubio, now known as the Hispanic conservative Republican.

It's about values here. Either they get it or they don't.
 
saywhatkid said:
Are you saying that Blacks as a group tend to be not in favor of the bolded area of your statement?
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Depends on their own values, philosophy and beliefs whether it would be compatible with that of the conservative Republicans'.
 
I find it troubling that people join a party known for its past KKK and slavery affiliation.

Why are most blacks in America Democrats?

You will have to answer that question yourself. After reading this book, you will understand that:

for over 150 years, blacks were victims of terrorist attacks by the Democrats and their Klan supporters, including lynching, beating, rapes and mutilations

On the issue of slavery, the Democrats literally gave their lives to expand it; the Republicans gave their lives to ban it.

Many believed the Democrats had a change of heart and fell in love with blacks. To the contrary, history reveals the democrats didn't fall in love with black folks, they fell in love with the black vote knowing this would be their ticket into the white house
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kokonut said:
Did you already forget Marco Rubio, too? He's a rising star. A classic case where his grandparents were Cuban exiles escaped to America and found the American dream by working hard to give their children a better shot at life. One of their adult children give birth to Rubio, now known as the Hispanic conservative Republican.

It's about values here. Either they get it or they don't.
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This scenario you just painted sounds an awful lot like the countless Hispanics that jump the fences.
 
kokonut said:
I find it troubling that people join a party known for its past KKK and slavery affiliation.
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Aren't you glad I linked you to the Black Republican website?
Some people prefer to stay were they feel welcome. We can play the shell game here, like we do so many times. Feel free to avoid giving direct answers. Just post links, graphs, and articles written by others. :giggle:
 
For those scoring at home, the ratio since 1970 (I may have miscounted by one or two) is 81 Democratic Blacks, and since last night, now 4 Republican Blacks. They doubled the numbers overnight. What amazing progress shown. :roll:
 
The black republicans will win if their district is mostly conservative like Reba's district.
 
saywhatkid said:
This scenario you just painted sounds an awful lot like the countless Hispanics that jump the fences.
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Not quite. You see, they were in Mexico. Mexico didn't bother helping them. In fact, the Mexican govt encouraged them to jump the fence so that money collected on the other side would be sent back to Mexico to their families as a way to help Mexico's own economy. Some $12 to $14 billion dollars are returned back to Mexico each year. And it's not just Mexico, it's other countries in Central America that allow these things to happen. But funnily enough, at the southern border of Mexico with Guatemala and Belize are they extremely vigilant in sending illegal aliens back to their own countries.

As for Cuba, anybody who would get caught leaving would face prison and most likely execution. Or in many cases shot on sight a la the Berlin Wall scenario we're so familiar.

Read and learn the history of Cuba's repression.
Babalu Blog: Cuba reality check

Not...quite...the...same...thing.:wave:
 
saywhatkid said:
For those scoring at home, the ratio since 1970 (I may have miscounted by one or two) is 81 Democratic Blacks, and since last night, now 4 Republican Blacks. They doubled the numbers overnight. What amazing progress shown. :roll:
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You'd have to read "Unfounded Loyalty" to understand why.
 
kokonut said:
You'd have to read "Unfounded Loyalty" to understand why.
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So are Blacks more forgiving? Are they just misinformed? What gives when the numbers show a 20 - 1 difference? What if we had this discussion a week ago, when those numbers were 40 - 1?
 
kokonut said:
Not quite. You see, they were in Mexico. Mexico didn't bother helping them. In fact, the Mexican govt encouraged them to jump the fence so that money collected on the other side would be sent back to Mexico to their families as a way to help Mexico's own economy. Some $12 to $14 billion dollars are returned back to Mexico each year. And it's not just Mexico, it's other countries in Central America that allow these things to happen. But funnily enough, at the southern border of Mexico with Guatemala and Belize are they extremely vigilant in sending illegal aliens back to their own countries.

As for Cuba, anybody who would get caught leaving would face prison and most likely execution. Or in many cases shot on sight a la the Berlin Wall scenario we're so familiar.

Read and learn the history of Cuba's repression.
Babalu Blog: Cuba reality check

Not...quite...the...same...thing.:wave:
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Sounds pretty similar, if you think about it. Perhaps the reason these Mexicans jump over is because life in a lot of Mexico feels like a prison sentence. If this guy was a Liberal, you would want him deported. Instead, you use him as "proof" that Republican party is not biased towards whites, same as these Blacks that won last night.
 
Now the math imp in me wants to add more data, mined from my own mind.

Since 1970, on average:
Every year two Black Democrats are elected.
Every decade, one Black Republican is elected.

Personally, I would see if you can get this thread deleted before it is too late. :cool2:
 
saywhatkid said:
Sounds pretty similar, if you think about it. Perhaps the reason these Mexicans jump over is because life in a lot of Mexico feels like a prison sentence. If this guy was a Liberal, you would want him deported. Instead, you use him as "proof" that Republican party is not biased towards whites, same as these Blacks that won last night.
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Not quite. One country encourages Mexicans to cross the border illegally while another country like Cuba does not with threat of imprisonment or execution. Mexico isn't a repressive regime but Cuba is. Heck, Mexico is 2nd largest oil exporter to the United States beating out Saudi Arabia as number 3. And yet Mexico is like a "prison"? More like poor planning on what to do with all that money selling oil to the United States. Not to mention the numerous American industries inside of Mexico helping create jobs there. Mexico doesn't have an excuse, Cuba does when it comes to freedom from a repressive regime.
 
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