*sigh* Another black Republican down

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Randy Brock, Vermont State Auditor - an African-American Republican - has lost his bid for re-election after the recount.  According to politics1, that leaves just two black Republicans left in statewide offices anywhere in the country.  This is a sad day for America.  Happy auditing, Democrats.

Vermont is the 2nd whitest state in the Union.

Brock's first victory was over a scandal plagued incumbent in an unfavorable year for Vermont Republicans.

Now, in an even worse year for them, he only narrowly lost.

As for that last sentence.

Don, Democrats are not the ones to blame for the problems that face Black Republicans.

After all, we didn't make your party nominate an opponent of the Civil Rights Act in 1964.

Fun notes: Data from Louisiana tells us that only 4% of registered Republicans are African-American. Also, 3% of American Americans are registered Republican.

Maybe that is the Democrats fault. After all, we actually accomplished things to help their lives.

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Another problem when it comes to Black Republicans: They'll never try to compete against Incumbent African-American Democrats.

Sure, the districts involved are heavily Democratic. But it really doesn't seem like there is an alternative being offered either.

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Republicans didn't hold primaries in 14 Texas primaries in 2006.

Karl Rove recognizes the problems the GOP will have if they don't keep a strong percentage of latino voters.

It's the difference between some discomfort, and having 3 decades of whuppings.

I say three decades because there's always a shot down the road that Hispanic voters move to the GOP as they move up the societial ladder.

Sorta like what happened with Catholics in America.

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this thread is not complete until someone makes a city map for this election

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You know, I hope my perfered Party, the Democrats, understand that the black vote going 90% for them wont last forever.

Yeah, it'll decrease to 85% for about 40 years in the mid 21st century.