Not even that. Note that in 2006, the elections for Ohio Senator, Pennsylvania Governor, and Maryland Senator all pitted a black Republican against a white Democrat -- none of the three candidates won, or got more than 25% of the black vote. That lofty number, BTW, was achieved by now-RNC chair Michael Steele, against a Democrat who defeated the head of the NAACP in a bitter primary, then did everything possible to take the black vote for granted, including basically saying he was taking the black vote for granted. The partisan affiliation is that strong.
Ok, I'm confused. If the Republicans have no real chance at getting the Black vote...or very much of it...
What, exactly does Condi Rice bring to the table? I mean, she's probably smart and has similar friends to Bush Jr, which means that she can get Karl Rove to try to help her win. But if she can't even win the black vote--and almost certainly not the women's vote--then what in blazes is going on here?
I mean, don't the Republicans have SOME desire to avoid getting curbstomped so badly that the Dems can effectively exclude them from government entirely?
This smells very much of DemWank...