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Wednesday's WSJ had a front page article about an increasing number of black candidates winning election to office and many in areas where white voters predominate. Part of the reason the author attributes to partisanship. In other words, voters will vote for their party's nominee irrespective of color.
The article went on to suggest this means more black candidates are likely to gain higher positions.in time.
I have posted the article below for your edification.
I would offer these personal comments.
a) It will be interesting to see if rioting by many blacks will have an impact in November on their elect-ability in predominant white areas.
b) Blacks have a tendency to vote for black but not white candidates. Will that change?
c) Blacks, who win in black voting districts basically have jobs for life unless they are found guilty of some activity that causes them to lose their seat. I am reminded of the Rep. who had money stuffed in his refrigerator among others.
That is not to say that there are no white candidates who break the law and lose their seats but they are also more likely to lose their seats for a variety of other reasons. Their seats are not as secure.
d) As more blacks win office what impact will it have on legislation favorable to black causes and will non-blacks become intimidated as we have witnessed white mayors have in cities currently being torched?
Specifically in the case of South Carolina's black Senator, Opportunity Zone Legislation was accomplished because Sen. Scott presented compelling legislation to President Trump and was backed by Sec. Carson.
Sen. Scott, I submit, can go higher should he so choose because he is not an angry firebrand, is eloquent and possesses outstanding qualities of leadership and balance. Were I living in S.C he would certainly have my vote.I also would never vote for Rep. Waters because ding bats should not be in Congress regardless of their color.
e) Obama purposely scattered Muslims , particularly from Somalia, in voting district where their election was a strong likelihood. So far many of these candidates have had disproportionate impact on and radicalized the Democrat Party beyond recognition. They are having the same effect on changing America. Ironically they profess to have come here to escape threats to their persons but are now about changing our republic in ways that are frankly alarming. Several are proving to be corrupt, most all are anti-Semitic and they have little regard for our Constitution.
It only takes one bad apple as the saying goes. They are a very dangerous and disruptive force and I believe that is what Obama intended.
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Black Candidates Gain New Political Ground
B AaronZitner
Black candidates have begun winning more House seats and statewide offices, such as attorney general, in places where most voters are white—a departure from decades in which Black political power was rooted largely in minority communities.
Officials and political analysts say these recent victories could position Black candidates to win the highest statewide offices. There have been only two elected Black governors in U.S. history and six Black senators since Reconstruction.
The 2018 midterm elections were a landmark in the House. Eight Black candidates, all Democrats, won seats in majority-white or plurality-white districts, some in which 70% to 80% of residents are white, including in New York’s Hudson Valley and the suburbs outside Chicago and Denver. Many benefited from the year’s record voter turnout, which was the highest in a century for midterms and especially helped Democrats in suburbs near big cities.
The wins brought to 14 the number of Black House members representing largely white constituencies, up from eight in the prior Congress, and raised the total number of Black lawmakers in the House to a record 52. Of those, 51 are Democrats and one is Republican: Will Hurd of Texas, who is retiring this year.
This year, at least 26 Black candidates—22 Democrats and four Republicans—have won primary elections in additional districts with large shares of white residents. While most have tough challenges in November, at least 10 are in races considered competitive by nonpartisan analysts. One, Mondaire Jones, is heavily favored to win in a solidly Democratic district in New York.
Mondaire Jones, the Democratic candidate for New York’s 17th Congressional District.
PHOTO: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
One force behind the change is America’s heightened partisanship. Voters in both parties are more willing to back whoever wins their party’s primary, no matter the candidate’s race or ethnicity.
In addition, voters’ attitudes toward race have changed over the decades. More minority candidates are willing to run, and a growing set of organizations that support Black candidates, outside the parties themselves, is helping them raise money and build campaign expertise.
In 2018, Rep. Lauren Underwood (D., Ill.) became the first Black representative for her Chicago-area district, where 77% of residents are white. The seat was once held by Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert.
“There’s been this traditional concept of electability, which I think was rooted in an emphasis on being homogenous,” she said. “I think that the electorate has demonstrated instead that they’re interested in supporting candidates that share their values.”
Ms. Underwood, 33 years old, said she found she had to address her age and gender more than her race when she was running. “I would, like, steel against racism,” she said, but she felt it never materialized.
Democratic Rep. Kweisi Mfume, a former NAACP president who represents a majority-Black district encompassing much of Baltimore, said, “More people, I think, are looking beyond race and class and are trying to find a way to select people based on ideas. But I could be wrong. This could be a blip.”
85% white in district
Delgado (N.Y.-19): 82.9%
Neguse (Colo.-2): 81.5
80
Underwood (Ill.-14): 77.3
75
Won seat
in 2018
70
Hayes (Conn.-5): 66.5
65
Cleaver, II (Mo.-5): 63.4
Omar (Minn.-5): 62.7
Blunt Rochester (Del.-All): 61.8
60
McBath (Ga.-6): 59.2
55
Carson (Ind.-7): 51.5
50
Beatty (Ohio-3): 50.1
McEachin (Va.-4): 48.9
Allred (Texas-32): 48.3
45
Watson Coleman (N.J.-12): 45.6
Horsford* (Nev.-4): 43.1
40
Voters consistently say in polls that they would back a qualified candidate of a different race. Barack Obama carried overwhelmingly white states to win the White House, and Joe Biden this year chose Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, in part on the premise that she would energize Black voters while drawing support across racial lines. She is the first Black woman and first woman of Asian descent to be nominated for vice president by a major party.
Yet traditionally, Black lawmakers in the House have largely represented districts with large concentrations of Black and other minority voters. Many were created under provisions of the Voting Rights Act that bar states from diluting minority voting power. Black candidates in recent decades occasionally won in largely white districts, but not often. With the recent wins, 73% of Black House members represent districts in which minority residents outnumber whites.
Among those running for election in November, Desiree Tims, 32 years old, won the Democratic primary in a Dayton, Ohio, area House district where nearly three-quarters of residents are white. She said voters acknowledge her race but don’t dwell on it.
“This is about bringing my whole self and having conversations that are sometimes tough,’’ she said. “When I talk to white men who are Democrats, who are Republicans, everyone wants the same thing, but we have differences on the way we get there. But everyone wants the goals of opportunity and prosperity and leading a better life.”
Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Karen Bass (D., Calif.) on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, June 25.
PHOTO: ROD LAMKEY/CNP/ZUMA PRESS
Burgess Owens, a Black Republican running for a House seat in Utah, says it demeans him to think voters consider his race. “Race is the last thing that I think about out here,’’ he said. “Now, obviously, I stand out in a crowd…. But the principles I stand for, the values, is what I focus on.”
Mr. Owens, a former businessman and 10-season NFL veteran, said his childhood in the segregated South of the 1950s and ’60s taught him the same values that are important to his overwhelmingly white district. “We are all different,” he said. “What makes us American is what we do have in common. The reason I feel comfortable in Utah is it’s the culture I grew up in: It’s education, faith and family.”
Winning a House seat hasn’t been the political steppingstone for Black candidates in the way it has been for white politicians. More than 40 white members of today’s Senate have a stint in the House on their résumés. No Black House member has ever won election directly to the Senate or the governor’s office. Sen. Tim Scott (R., S.C.) was a congressman when his state’s governor appointed him to the upper chamber. He later won a full term.
Some Black candidates have benefited from a leftward shift in the Democratic Party, which has become more progressive as more conservative white voters leave the party for the GOP.
Congressional candidate Cori Bush with a young supporter in St. Louis on Aug. 3.
PHOTO: MICHAEL B. THOMAS/GETTY IMAGES
Black candidates aligned with their party’s most ardent progressives have won primary contests this year in several heavily Democratic districts with large shares of minority voters. They include Jamaal Bowman of New York and Cori Bush of St. Louis, both of whom defeated longtime Democratic incumbents on a platform including support for Medicare for All and the Green New Deal climate initiative.
Ms. Underwood of Illinois is striking a less ideological profile, as are the three other Black lawmakers who defeated Republicans in 2018 in largely white districts and face competitive races for re-election this November. None of the four is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which about half of the other Black members have joined, and two have joined a centrist caucus, the New Democrat Coalition.
Black Republicans have also benefited from party unity, though their numbers in the House are much smaller. In South Carolina, Mr. Scott won a House district that is about 70% white, then carried 60% of the statewide vote in his first Senate race while winning only 10% of the Black vote, exit polls reported by news media showed.
A majority-white Salt Lake City-area district elected Mia Love, a Republican of Haitian ancestry, to the House in 2014 and 2016. The only Black Republican woman to ever serve in Congress, she narrowly lost a bid for re-election in 2018.
David Lublin, a professor of government at American University, said a Black nominee of either party today will carry about the same support in a general election as a white candidate. In 2018, Andrew Gillum, a Black Democrat, won about the same number of votes in his unsuccessful race for Florida governor as did Bill Nelson, a white Democrat seeking re-election to the Senate on the same ballot. Their vote totals diverged by about 1 percentage point.
Six Black attorneys general and six lieutenant governors are now serving across the U.S., the most at any time for either office, after winning elections in recent years. Four of the attorneys general won in states where the Black population is below the national average: Minnesota, Nevada, Kentucky and Indiana.
In the House today, at least 110 members, including 10 Republicans, are nonwhite or identify in part with a racial or ethnic minority, according to House records. That’s about one-quarter of the total.Black officeholders now account for about 12% of House members, of attorneys general and of lieutenant governors—about the same as the 13% Black share of the U.S. population.
One open question is whether voters are becoming less sensitive to race—or more so. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) said she saw elements of both being true, with some white voters seeking out candidates of color.
“I believe that white Democratic voters are starting to become more conscious about their role in delivering racial justice in the United States,” said Ms. Ocasio-Cortez. “And we’re starting to see among some white voters a desire to uplift candidates of color who are fighting for progressive causes.”
Burgess Owens, the Republican candidate for Utah's 4th Congressional District seat, on July 23.
PHOTO: ISAAC HALE/THE DAILY HERALD/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rep. James Clyburn (D., S.C.), the third-ranking House Democrat, remembers the day in 1992 when he was getting breakfast across from the South Carolina capitol, and his elevator stopped at a floor where two white women were waiting.
“They looked at me and would not get on the elevator,’’ Mr. Clyburn said. “And I had just gotten elected to Congress the night before.’’
Mr. Clyburn said he would not have expected that, nearly three decades later, a white, Republican senator— Mitt Romney of Utah—would march in a protest to support Black Lives Matter.
“I would never say that people look beyond race. I would say that people become more tolerant,’’ he said. “Two governors have been elected now…and 20 years from now, it will be 10 Black governors. These things evolve.”
Write to Aaron Zitner at Aaron.Zitner@dowjones.com
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Appeared in the September 2, 2020, print edition as 'Black Candidates Gain New Political Ground.'
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I received this from a dear friend and fellow memo reader and do not vouch for it's authenticity. You decide .
In time The Justice Department will uncover the roots , assuming Biden and K are not elected.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ New Report Has Terrifying Chinese Military UpdateWhat do you!All you have to do is dig a little?BS news agencyWho or What is Black Lives Matter?WOW !!!Now we can understand how BLM riots across the country and globe are orchestrated and coordinateHere more BLM background I found. Also, you can find their manifesto on line that is outright scary like Antifa.WHO OR WHAT IS—‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’?‘Black Lives Matter’ is often viewed as a grassroots movement of concerned people gathering together. It is much more!Black Lives Matter is a corporation whose real name is ‘Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation’ (BLMGNF). (Yes, it is one of those capitalistic corporations they profess to hate.)The following information is on their web site.It is a nationwide corporation! BLMGNF has chapters in Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Lansing, Long Beach, Memphis, Nashville, New York City, Philadelphia, South Bend as well as in Canada - Toronto, Vancouver, and Waterloo.(In case you were impressed by how all those recent riots erupted simultaneously from a grassroots movement…well…maybe not so grassroots.)BLMGNF is a not-for-profit corporation, but not tax exempt, so donations are not tax deductible.Except...if you go to its website and want to donate,you are transferred to 'ActBlue Charities' which will take your donation, give you a tax deduction,and then distribute your donation to BLMGNF.Sort of…Who is ActBlue?Taken directly from ActBlue’s web page,“Our (ActBlue) platform is available to Democratic candidates and committees, progressive organizations, and nonprofits that share our values for no cost besides a 3.95% processing fee on donations.And we operate as a conduit, which means donations made through ActBlue to a campaign or organization are considered individual donations”.ActBlue consists of three parts: ActBlue Charities facilitates donations to left-of-center 501(c)(3) nonprofits; Act Blue Civics is its 501(c)(4) affiliate; ActBlue is a 527 Political Action Committee. These three have raised over $5 billion dollars in the sixteen years since it started. If it's 3.95% transaction fee has been applied to all donations, that equates to over $197 million.So, ActBlue is a Democratic Party front affiliated with BLMGNF.If only it was that simple and stopped there.Per ‘Business Insider Australia’, “ActBlue…distributes the money raised to ‘Thousand Currents’, which is then granted to Black Lives Matter”.What is Thousand Currents (Formerly International Development Exchange)?Again, per Business Insider Australia, “Thousand Currents is a 501(3)(c) non-profit that provides grants to organizations that are...developing alternative economic models…”. (Is anarchy now an alternative economic model?).“Thousand Currents essentially acts as a quasi-manager for Black Lives Matter: ‘It provides administrative and back office support, including finance, accounting, grants management, insurance, human resources, legal and compliance,’ (Executive Director Solome Lemma said”. (Finance, insurance, human resources, legal and compliance? It sounds like General Motors!)What is the significance of the above?Black Lives Matter is not some fly-by-night fad that is going to loot and destroy and then disappear into the ash heap of history. It is a multinational corporation, big business which is heavily associated with and supports the Democratic Party and it is here to stay. Arguing whether Black Lives or All Lives Matter is meaningless and distracts us from what it is trying to achieve. It is a left-wing political movement that is havinga significant impact on the Democratic Party programs for the foreseeable future.Socialism and Communism are intimately linked to these efforts, while the US Constitution and especially the Bill of Rights have no place in their plans. Patrisse Cullors, one of Black Lives Matter’s co-founders is widely quoted as saying,“We are trained Marxists”.The president of Greater New York Black Lives Matter said that if the movement fails to achieve meaningful change during nationwide protests,it will “burn down the system.”the peaceful change we celebrate under our Constitution, but violent change. For those of us who like our Constitution, this is a challenge thrown in our face.If you have wondered why politicians have danced around criticizing Black Lives Matter...now you know.Sources of this information:I suggest you open and read some of these sources.* HTTPS://BLACKLIVES MATTER.COM (Chapters; Current Chapters)* HTTPS://BLACKLIVES MATTER.COM(Donate) * HTTPS://SUPPORT.ACTBLUE.COM/DONORS/ABOUT-ACTBLUE/WHAT-IS- THE-DIFFERENCE-BETWEEN- ACTBLUE-ACTBLUE-CIVICS-AB- CHARITIES-AND-ACTBLUE- TECHNICAL-SERVICES/ PLEASE DO SHARE THIS ONE....BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!Time to Vote Who’s backing Them OutNow is the time for “Our Government”to declare BLACK-LIVES-MATTER is a MARXIST organization determine to destroy“Our Government constitutional form of governing”, therefore, a traitorous organization.
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This from a dear friend and fellow memo reader:
"Fraudulent voting is the name of their game. Among other cutesy things, just imagine what unionized Letter
Carriers will do with mail ballots in heavy Republican precincts. Of course in west coast and east coast states
plus Illinois, it won’t change a thing."
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Earlier in the evening I was speaking with my computer Guru in Canada and I asked him his view about a Trump
victory. He said without a fraudulent vote he wins hands down. He believes the unspoken, the ones who don't
want to be harassed and have chosen to remain silent will carry him over the top sans any shenanigans.
He thinks the prospect of shenanigans is high however and that is why Democrats are demeaning what
Trump says about the distinction between sending out un-requested ballots versus absentee.ballots.
If there is fraud and Trump complains the mass media will rally around Biden and accuse Trump of
sour grapes etc.
My guru also said the reason Biden speaks early in the morning is because those who suffer from his alleged
condition tire as the day progresses. If this is the case then debating in the evening will harm him.
FDR hid, as best he could, his affliction with polio, Kennedy hid a severe back condition and the medicine he took
for it was debilitating. Obviously Reagan had the onset of his condition in his second term. Ford had a
trick knee from a football injury and the mass media used it when he stumbled down the plane's stairs . Bush 41
had thyroid issues which caused him to throw up in China at a State Dinner. Clinton had a libido problem. GW
was a reformed drinker. Trump is probably overweight and apparently is not a healthy eater.
But we never had a nominee for president so afflicted he had to remain ensconced in a basement
hunkered down in order to avoid voters so as not to reveal his incapacity to serve. That's a new one
and I am sure China , Russia, Iran are taking notes.
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