Tag Archives: Blacks

The Winds of Change in Georgia, Part 2

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

This is the second part of two posts describing a fascinating election in Georgia: the 1980 Senate election, in which Republican Mack Mattingly beat scandal-ridden Democrat Herman Talmadge. This was the first time that a Republican Senator was elected in Georgia for more than a century. Even more interestingly, the areas that the Democratic candidate won tend to vote strongly Republican today, and vice versa. Continue reading →

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“They Vote Against Their Own Self-Interest”

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

There’s a common refrain among both parties of the American political system. Members of Group X always vote for the opposing party. But it doesn’t make sense for Group X to be so antagonistic against us. Our party’s policies are actually much more in line with what members of Group X believe. They’re voting against their own self-interest. If only members of Group X woke up and saw the light, they’d be voting for our party all the time. Continue reading →

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The Black Split With the Republican Party, From Ebony’s Perspective

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

The previous post analyzed the magazine Ebony during the Civil Rights era. The post utilized the magazine’s archive, which can be found here. The archive also provides a fascinating picture into the gradual alienation of the black community from the Republican Party. Continue reading →

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Ebony Magazine During the Civil Rights Era

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

In 2008 Ebony magazine made available much of its archive, dating all the way back to 1959. The archive can be read here, and it offers a fascinating perspective on America during the past. Most magazines write from the normal perspective of the white community. Ebony, however, writes from the quite different lens of black America. This perspective is quite interesting from the viewpoint of the modern reader. Continue reading →

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The 2010 Midterm Elections, and the Black Shift Republican

Posted on May 22, 2011 by

Republican strategists often refer to the African-American community with a tone of hopelessness. Blacks are just so, so amazingly Democratic. No matter what the Republican Party does, these people think, the black vote inevitably ends up giving Democrats more than … Continue reading →

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