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I absolutely support affirmative action, minority business set asides and educational opportunitiesThat's a good oneThe authors beliefs are to just deny it is true. But the proof is in the pudding
Republicans are not a party of the rich? Show where Republicans have supported legislation to help the poor or working Americans. Show us a single piece of Republican legislation that harms the wealthy in any way
Republicans are not a white male party? Explain how they have only elected six blacks to higher office in the last 100 years. Show how they have elected significant numbers of women to Congress. Show us the percent of Republicans who are minorities
Republicans are not in the pocket of big oil? Explain why oil executives wrote the Bush energy policy. Explain why Republicans defended BP after the oil spill. Show where Republicans have supported alternative energy at the expense of big oil
The OP has stats that show that conservatives are every bit as supportive to the poor. As for your other claims, the GOP is more diverse than the Dems.
GOP s surprising edge on diversity - CNN.com
and they certainly are no more "in the pocket" of the rich than any Democrat.
This quote is the authors view, in a nutshell:
“Conservatives see liberals as misguided; liberals see conservatives as evil.”
Mark
Once again, Republicans reply with a "See...we have minorities too" defense
Until Republicans can show across the board representation by minorities at all levels of government, they cannot shake the reputation as a white mans party. If they increase from six blacks elected to higher office in the last one hundred years to seven elected blacks, they have not shaken the reputation. Republicans are 90% white. Until they attract more minorities, they remain a white mans party
Whites, be they male, female, old or young, flock to the Republican Party because they are anti-racist and they value a party which doesn't have ANY polices which focus on race. Some blacks, Asians and Hispanics are also anti-racists and they too belong to the Republican Party for the same reason.
There is nothing stopping more blacks, Hispanics and Asians from leaving the racism of the Democratic Party and migrating over to the Republican Party.
The Republican Party is so white not because of anything it is doing to keep minorities away but because minorities like being bought off by the racial spoils that the Democrats use as bribes.
Whites flock to the Republican Party because they are "anti racist". Meanwhile minorities won't have anything to do with the party
Republicans oppose minority-owned business subsidies where these firms get preferential treatment under law. Democrats support minority business set asides in government contracting.
Minorities like being bribed. Republicans are opposed to this form of racism because they're anti-racists.
It falls under the concept of helping those who need help
Something threatening to Republicans