The emergence of Donald a Trump as the front runner in the Republican presidential primaries has caused a rift in the grandest of political parties. In fact, the rift is so great that there are a number of Republican...
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CONSERVATIVE ANGST AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Tom Krannawitter shares a few thoughts on Conservative angst and Donald Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party. As Krannawitter reminds us, “The fault lies not in our stars, but in ourselves that we are underlings.” It’s hard not to...
HOW IMPORTANT IS THE BLACK VOTE?
My response to those concerned about the number of Blacks voting for Republicans has tended along the lines of, “Eeh!” Frankly, I haven’t cared. Long ago, I decided that the GOP in general and Conservatives specifically, should simply preach...
CHRISTIAN OR DEMOCRAT ?
Ok ….going to church does not necessarily mean that you are going to heaven. But according to multiple studies, it may mean that you are more likely to vote Republican. In 2006 Gallop conducted a two year study into the correlation...
YOUR BLACK REPUBLICAN PROBLEM
Not long ago, Ishmael Reed wrote in the NYT: The Republican Party was influenced by the abolitionist Liberty Party, whose leading lights included William Lloyd Garrison, Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, who later said: “I recognize the Republican...