But I know that the vote of 9 out of 10 black Americans for the Democratic Party or for leftist kinds of policies just is not reflective of their opinions.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If you are a Democrat, and you get less than 90% of the black vote, you are going to likely lose your election.
I have often said one of the reasons more blacks don't support Republicans is because they don't trust the GOP establishment.
The more I ponder some of the boneheaded decisions GOP candidates have made of late, I can't bring myself to believe that they are serious about capturing more than about 8 percent of the black vote.
Some Republicans gave up on winning the African-American vote, looking the other way or trying to benefit politically from racial polarization. I am here today as the Republican chairman to tell you we were wrong.
The establishment wonders why we can't get more of the black vote. It's because it's not doing the things necessary to establish a deeper relationship with the black community. Most black people don't think alike. Most black people just vote alike.
The Clintons represent three decades of the Democrat party being completely sure of getting the black vote, while doing nothing to help the black community in return.
The black vote is always important, and the reason is it serves as a tremendous base for the Democratic Party. On the national level, Democrats traditionally receive at least 90 percent of the black vote.
I believe that when it comes to major foreign policy issues, many prefer to have black people seen and not heard.
I feel there should be blacks in every Party.
You can get elected to Congress without ever talking to black voters at all, and I think that's bad for the party.