The Barbarian
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Well that certainly is true for black Republicans who want to run for Congress, where there certainly is a lack of jobs.
Out of the 535 elected Congressmen/women, there are only 2 black Republicans. That's 2 out of the 289 Republicans in Congress; or roughly 2/3rds of one percent. Roughly 50% less than the 1.2% you would expect to find given that blacks make up 12.3% of the population and 10% of them vote Republican.
On the flip side, you would expect to find 11.1% of black Democrats in Congress given that blacks make up 12.3% of the population and 90% of them vote Democrat. There are 40 blacks out of the 246 Democrats in Congress; or 16.3%. That's roughly 50% more than you would expect to find represented in Congress.
Republicans elect 50% fewer blacks than their population represents
Democrats elect 50% more blacks than their population represents
But you think Republicans treat blacks more fairly than Democrats do??
Yep, you're a Conservative alright.
You leave out on minor detail, the majority of blacks in this country are liberal. Lets remember that over 90% of them voted for Obama. So now tell Me why a liberal would gain the conservative vote in the first place ??