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Gustaf
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« on: December 26, 2006, 11:45:59 AM »
Quote from: Adlai Stevenson on December 26, 2006, 11:13:23 AM
Reagan was actually quite unpopular amongst blacks.  He won only 6% of African Americans in 1984, which probably explains why he won 59% of the vote rather than 61% like Nixon did in 1972 - and Nixon won a surprising amount of black voters.  George Bush in 1988 was credited with doubling African American support for the GOP, he won 12% - double Reagan's total in 1984. 

Yeah, Reagan was known for alienating black voters.
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« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2006, 08:38:56 PM »
Quote from: HardRCafé on December 28, 2006, 04:37:20 PM
Quote from: Gustaf on December 26, 2006, 11:45:59 AM
Yeah, Reagan was known for alienating black voters.

More like the other way around.

Reagan courted the votes of Southern whites. That alienates black voters. Once one compares Reagan's share of the black vote with his share of the white vote (or the general) it's a stark contrast, even for a Republican.
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