old timey villain
cope1989
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« on: March 29, 2013, 01:38:26 AM » |
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Maybe they feel like they really have to prove themselves to be taken seriously.
Also, most of these black Republicans are from the south. Speaking as a southerner, I would say that they don't have a lot of room for moderation. Most of them represent constituents who are white and very conservative. It's taken these people 50 years just to get used to black people holding elected office! If they do or say anything perceived as moderate then their base might turn on them and brand them as just another Obama loving, welfare giving, corrupt black politician. They have to move twice as far to the right to get half the amount of respect. I don't want to say Uncle Tom, but I think it applies here.
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