LifeZette: There are two developments worth pointing out on Friday in the notable and ongoing story of increased support for President Donald Trump within the African-American community.
On the one hand, a radio host by the name of Charlamagne tha God predicted this week that the president will do worse in 2020 than the 9 percent or so of blacks who voted for Trump in the 2016 election.
Tha God — as noted on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” this week — also actually encouraged blacks to overlook their recent financial gains and instead embrace the hard-Left’s view of the president’s civil rights record.
“I don’t think that we have gotten to the point in our society where we can take those chances on a president who may be putting money in our pockets but rolling back all of our other civil rights, and rolling back all of our other civil liberties,” tha God commented, ignoring the gains made by many members of this community during the Trump administration.
On the other hand, Robert Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) — not to mention America’s first black billionaire and a noted entrepreneur — told CNBC he thinks the 2020 race for the presidency “is his [Trump’s] to lose.”
“I think the economy is doing great,” said Johnson, “and it’s particularly reaching populations that heretofore had very bad problems in terms of jobs and employment and the opportunities that come with employment. African-American unemployment is at its lowest level … I give the president a lot of credit for moving the economy in a positive direction that’s benefiting a large amount of Americans.”
Johnson has praised the president in the past. MORE HERE
I have heard for decades that blacks will vote less than 90% democrat in a Presidential election. I am hopeful but will believe it when I see it. Black churches were not burning in the south in 1996.
You’ve got the Robert Johnson contingent, den you gots da Michelle Obama contingent (wuz dat word mean, anyway?)
Let’s root for the former, and put the latter in the joint, where they belong.
…Irrelevant. When “Michelle” is “Drafted” at the DNC Convention, 99% of Black people will support skin color.
Period.
And Democrats know this.
That’s why they’ve planned to do this all along…
Old guy – We saw how that held up when the Øbamboozler ran for President. Figures show that Blacks voted about 96% along the lines of skin color in one of the most graphic demonstrations of overt racism ever! That said, I get it because it was a first, however this time around I get the distinct feeling that things are different, even if they put up a Black candidate for President or Vice President. Despite all the preposterous propaganda the MSM is putting out there, it’s hard to beat the success numbers that President Trump has brought to the table and with increasing support in the Black community I kinda think Blacks want a piece of that more than just a nuther brother in the White House.
SNS – didn’t see your post until after mine… yes I agree to a certain extent, but I don’t think a Black candidate has the sway it had the first time around. Not all Blacks are happy with Obama’s record in hind-sight.
^^^ add: they know they got fooled!
So Black Americans should vote for the Democrat that threw thousands of fellow Blacks in prison for smoking pot or having truant children?
95% of the blacks that voted voted for Obama both times. That’s all you really need to know about the black voter.
“…. may be putting money in our pockets but rolling back all of our other civil rights,….”
Can somebody PLEASE tell me which civil liberties have been “rolled back”???
“The first stage in the corruption of morals is the banishment of truth …”
Michel de Montaigne
I seem to recall a black female canidate for POTUS just recently going down in flames… Wonder what percentage of the black vote she enjoyed?
/Salute
What civil rights has the president rolled back? They never give specifics. Wonder why?
Blacks voted 95% for Obama because he was the better candidate.
Whites voted 65% for McCain and Romney because of White privilege.
After Obama, it should be obvious to blacks that voting by skin color is stupid. There’s been plenty of other examples of shitty govt by self-serving black (D)irtbags, but the pattern should be obvious after that ahole imported millions of mexicans (who don’t put up with that black BS very much at all)