Republican president candidate Mitt Romney continued his outreach to African Americans with the release of a new campaign ad (see below) aimed at black voters. Romney has been making entreaties to the black community despite President Obama’s overwhelming support by African Americans, who favor him in most polls by margins well above 90 percent. In [...]
Black Clergy Group Protested Same-Sex Marriage at NAACP Convention
July 14, 2012 | Posted by
The decision by President Obama and the NAACP to support same-sex marriage was once again the center of debate as a group of black clergy gathered at the NAACP convention in Houston this past week to protest the organization’s stance. The group, called the Coalition of African-American Pastors, has been on the forefront of blacks [...]
Feisty VP Joe Biden Goes on Offense at NAACP Convention
July 12, 2012 | Posted by
Although President Obama has received some criticism for failing to appear at the NAACP Convention, he did get at least one benefit from sending Vice President Joe Biden in his stead: Biden could be much more forceful in his defense and advocacy of Obama than the president would likely have been. Biden has been the [...]
NAACP Official: Romney ‘Flew In’ His Own Blacks to Cheer NAACP Speech
July 12, 2012 | Posted by
An official with the NAACP suggested that Republican challenger Mitt Romney brought his own black supporters to the NAACP speech yesterday to give the appearance that NAACP members were applauding him. And when Romney later told Fox News that black people at the event gave him a standing ovation and said in a private meeting [...]
Romney Booed at Convention When He Says He’d Repeal Obamacare
July 11, 2012 | Posted by
Republican challenger Mitt Romney told the gathering at the NAACP convention that his presidency would be better for black families than Barack Obama’s, but when Romney said he was intent on repealing Obamacare to create more jobs, the crowd erupted in boos. Romney stopped momentarily and waited about 15 seconds for the booing to subside [...]
Romney to Ask for Black Vote at NAACP Convention
July 11, 2012 | Posted by
Republican Mitt Romney today will speak to the NAACP convention in Houston and follow through on one of the odd rituals of presidential campaigning for the Republican Party: Going in front of a group of black people who will not vote for him and explaining why they should, all the while knowing that they won’t. [...]
Atty Gen Holder Tells NAACP Convention He Will Fight Voter ID Laws
July 10, 2012 | Posted by
Never one to shy away from a fight, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder went into Texas today and aimed a barrage of criticism on the Lone Star State’s efforts to require voter IDs, comparing the new Texas law to an illegal poll tax. “We will not allow political pretexts to disenfranchise American citizens of their [...]
Roland Martin Praises Mitt Romney for Speaking to NAACP
June 24, 2012 | Posted by
When Republican challenger Mitt Romney speaks at the NAACP convention next month, he has a chance to begin to show African Americans that Republicans aren’t afraid of black folks and are interested in reaching out to the community with policies that might be of assistance in the long run, argues political analyst Roland Martin in [...]
