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Why do the majority of African Americans vote Democratic?

Abe Lincoln was a Republican!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    wow... do you hear all the racism from these so called non racist people....

    such a shame...

  • 1 decade ago

    I am tired of answering this one. In 1948, Hubert Humphrey gave a civil rights speech before the DNC convention. It was adopted as part of the party platform. Southern Democrats bolted the party and ran a Dixiecrat candidate, Strom Thurman. The Republican Party took in Strom Thurman, Jesse Helms and the rest of the Dixiecrat's with open arms. They made the decision to oppose black people legitimate rights. it continues to this day. Jesse Helms and old Dixiecrat, turned Republican, led the fight against the Martin Luther King Holiday . McCain voted the party line lead by the racist Jesse Helms.

  • 1 decade ago

    Gonna, go with ziggy on this one as well. Sh*t I see this every day complaining my store won't take their EBT card, but they're driving an Escalade or Navagator. Meanwhile they spend the money they do have on lottery tickets, cheap malt liquor, and cigars to roll their weed in. Why work 40hrs+ a week when you can sit at home(which you've got rental assisstance for), drink beer all day, get your food pay for all by the govt.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    How can you lump Lincoln in a group with Bush and McCain?! He would be horrified if they were the two representing his once great party.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Uh...Because the Republicans since Abe have been more or less anti-minority

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yes and before FDR they were republican and LBJ sealed the deal "Follow the money trail''

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Simple! The dumocrats BUY their votes with our tax dollar. Keep that welfare rolling in!

    Oh bummer has promised them even more so take a good long look at your paycheck before you vote for the conceited, racist bigot.

  • 1 decade ago

    Because the Democrats give them welfare money so they don't have to work just put out the hand and the man provide.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yea #1 answer..... is the answer

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