"I told blacks not to vote for blacks, just before I told blacks to vote for blacks."

[AnchorAlum]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

No.

But I guess you missed the "I need my dear friend to join me" part in reference to Ford. Ford's potential to be the first black Senator in the South in over 100 years has huge social implications--that's a fact. But having a sound platform and campaign are the foundations for many voters and Obama never asked black voters to ignore that.

Of course, it might be interesting to note that the last Senators from the South who were Black were in fact Republicans.

Southerners - albeit in one border state - have an opportunity to elect another Black candidate to the Senate - and he's a Republican. So, if it's about "huge social implications" why not support Steele AND Ford???? Then there would be three Senators who were Americans with an African heritage, correct?

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlum

Of course, it might be interesting to note that the last Senators from the South who were Black were in fact Republicans.

Southerners - albeit in one border state - have an opportunity to elect another Black candidate to the Senate - and he's a Republican. So, if it's about "huge social implications" why not support Steele AND Ford???? Then there would be three Senators who were Americans with an African heritage, correct?

Being a Republican in 1877, when the last Black Senators were in office, is a completely different thing than being a Republican in 2007. Hell, being a Democrat in 1948 was completely different from being a Democrat today.

I'm really over this two-party BS. I've been registered as Independent as long as I've voted.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Being a Republican in 1877, when the last Black Senators were in office, is a completely different thing than being a Republican in 2007. Hell, being a Democrat in 1948 was completely different from being a Democrat today.

I'm really over this two-party BS. I've been registered as Independent as long as I've voted.

I agree 100% with all of this.

Originally Posted by orighu

I didn't read that - I read please choose the best Demorcat for the position and in MD he believed it was Ben Cardin a white Democrat and in TN it was Harold Ford a black Democrat

I agree w/Munchkin03 - this is party line stuff and I too am registered Independent. Show me WHY you deserve my vote!

And 100% with all of this.

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Being a Republican in 1877, when the last Black Senators were in office, is a completely different thing than being a Republican in 2007. Hell, being a Democrat in 1948 was completely different from being a Democrat today.

I'm really over this two-party BS. I've been registered as Independent as long as I've voted.

hooray!! I'm glad I'm not the only one. Also, I had my pick of three two extremists, and a halfway moderate I voted for the halfway moderate, WEbb, b/c he seemed further away from the left than Allen did from the right, and the i/Green lady was...not as extreme in her views as Allen but close

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlum

Of course, it might be interesting to note that the last Senators from the South who were Black were in fact Republicans.

Southerners - albeit in one border state - have an opportunity to elect another Black candidate to the Senate - and he's a Republican. So, if it's about "huge social implications" why not support Steele AND Ford???? Then there would be three Senators who were Americans with an African heritage, correct?

Well DUH it's about social implications within the confines of bipartisanism.

Don't preach to the choir--I don't like Democrats or Republicans. I would focus on the platform of whatever blacks were in/had the potential to be in the Senate. However, this thread isn't about me.