Posted by
Georgiaboy on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 8:24:24 PM
Let's be clear about one thing, if the Democrats lose their stranglehold on the black vote, they are finished...done. If Republicans even manage to pull to 40-60, they will smash Democratic control in many areas. With stakes this big, ignoring and writing off black support is not an option. How can Republicans make inroads among the African-American community?
First, Republicans have to keep on doing what they are doing right now--run conservative black candidates. They have credibility with other blacks. The same message delivered by JC Watts and George Bush will draw vastly different reactions. But, we can only run black candidates if there are talented, articulate, people with character and conservative ideas out there. So, Repulicans at the grassroots level need to be encouraging and grooming bright, conservative, black people that they come in contact with to run for office.
Next, we need a clear message. African-Americans are generally socially conservative; make this a strong selling point. Democrats have shattered their families with welfare and cultural decline. We need to reach out to them and find ways to work together to rebuild black families. Create families where there is a father, where children are raised in wedlock, where drugs are not an issue, where families work and save to provide a comfortable life for themselves. Republicans have the answers, we have to communicate them in a human way. You are never going to win over black voters by "winning the argument." We have to speak to them at the personal level. We have to show them that we care about poverty also. We just respect them too much to shove money at them and never expect them to do things for themselves. We want them to break free from the welfare and poverty cycle that they are stuck in due to Big City liberals who feed off of black dependency.
National security can also become a powerful bridge to the black community. They are not stupid enough to fall hook line and sinker for the McGovern philosophy of the modern left. If we keep pounding on national security and isolate Democrats for caring more about terrorist rights than protecting Americans, we will win.
Republicans must also continue to weed out elements of racism in our midst. This is not as big a deal as it used to be, but we need to be aware of it. There is a double standard out there and any bad apples in the Republican party will indict the entire party in the minds of black people.
Katrina also has to be dealt with. The demagogues on the left made a lot of political hay with their lies and race-baiting. We need to get the truth out their and show our compassion for the people of New Orleans and Mississippi. Just because they have a pathetic, corrupt, and stupid local and state government does not mean that we should abandon them. Let's just move forward and ensure a permanent wall is not erected because of the lies liberals told about Katrina.
Finally, there has to be a national effort coordinated and led by an African-American to focus just on this issue. Herman Cain, a black conservative who should have won Georgia's US Senate seat but lost in the primary, is making a start at this, but it needs to get bigger. An alliance of Herman Cain, JC Watts, Condoleeza Rice, and hopefully US Senator Michael Steele (gosh that sounds good) working to organize a campaign to establish communication with black families would be huge. They could talk past the race-baiters at the NAACCP and go straight to churches, schools, and groups to deliver that Republican message of ownership, values, and prosperity. They would also have the star power to raise mucho moola; a complete necessity if this is to be a success.
The future is here. Can we sit by and watch blacks escape the horrible, physical slavery that America spent human lives to redeem only to fall into the mental slavery that liberals wish them to pursue? We must fight for the minds of African-Americans...and win.