Art Clemons writes:

Christopher C. Stacy wrote:
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Didn't they just now vote for him, against Kerry, in record numbers?
(Oh, I forgot!=A0=A0It=A0was=A0all=A0a=A0fix.=A0=A0The=A0 past=A0two=A0=
elections=A0were=A0a
fraud. Bush was never legitimately elected.)
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I missed something somehow. African-Americans did not in general vote
for Bush even in the states where Bush got the most African-American
votes. Most of the African-American community seems to view Bush as a
horrendous mistake. Since you quoted me referring to
African-Americans, somehow you're trying for a non-sequitur that just
won't fly. Your point?

Bush increased his black vote (by about 3 points) relative to=20
the 2000 numbers, while Kerry's huge effort to get more black
voters to the polls totally failed and he lost those points.
Most blacks didn't vote for Bush -- Bush gained black votes
and Kerry lost black votes.

Art Clemons writes:

Christopher C. Stacy wrote:
=20
Didn't they just now vote for him, against Kerry, in record numbers?
(Oh, I forgot!=A0=A0It=A0was=A0all=A0a=A0fix.=A0=A0The=A0 past=A0two=A0=
elections=A0were=A0a
fraud. Bush was never legitimately elected.)
=20
I missed something somehow. African-Americans did not in general vote
for Bush even in the states where Bush got the most African-American
votes. Most of the African-American community seems to view Bush as a
horrendous mistake. Since you quoted me referring to
African-Americans, somehow you're trying for a non-sequitur that just
won't fly. Your point?

Bush increased his black vote (by about 3 points) relative to=20
the 2000 numbers, while Kerry's huge effort to get more black
voters to the polls totally failed and he lost those points.
Most blacks didn't vote for Bush -- Bush gained black votes
and Kerry lost black votes.

Christopher C. Stacy wrote:

Bush increased his black vote (by about 3 points) relative to=20
the 2000 numbers, while Kerry's huge effort to get more black
voters to the polls totally failed and he lost those points.
Most blacks didn't vote for Bush -- Bush gained black votes
and Kerry lost black votes.

Let's see, Kerry beats Bush by almost 9 to 1 in the African-American
community but Bush claims a mandate with 51% to 48% in the general
population. The other amazing statistic btw is that Kerry got more
votes for president than other candidate for president but one. I
finally note that Bush at his best still got less support than Richard
Nixon or Bob Dole in the African-American community. Hmmm, you can't
spin this one, African-Americans in general don't approve of Bush, and
that would still be true if instead of 3% more he had doubled his
percentage in the African-American voting populace.

Bush can claim the support he pays for in the African-American
community, one way or another and that's about it.