As Senator Barack Obama of Illinois has clinched the Democratic nomination, it seems that Black conservatives have even weighed in.
Interestingly enough, there is a chance that black Republicans could possibly end up voting for presumed Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama of Illinois rather than presumed GOP nominee Senator John McCain of Arizona. Black conservatives tend to vote Republican during elections. Yes, there are plenty of black Republicans in this country.
There are even Asian Republicans, Latino Republicans, and so forth.
Armstrong Williams, a black conservative radio host, is one such black Republican. For all his life, Williams had never voted for a Democratic candidate. However, Williams said that it could change with Obama as the presumed Democratic nominee.
It is obvious that black Democrats will be voting for Obama. Obama seems to have created internal sparks within the group of black Republicans. To them, this is the true battle of ethnicity and ideology.
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I don’t necessarily like his policies; I don’t like much that he advocates, but for the first time in my life, history thrusts me to really seriously think about it,” Williams explains. He adds: “I can honestly say I have no idea who I’m going to pull that for in November. And to me, that’s incredible.”
That would mean that Williams may not necessarily vote for McCain. It makes one curious to what most black Republicans are thinking in regards to the current state of the US Presidential Elections. McCain is at risk of losing valuable voting blocs of the party.
Also, McCain has yet to receive the endorsement from the conservative bloc of the GOP. He said that he would need support form that bloc. But, not many are keen on McCain as their nominee.
The ball seems to in Obama’s court at the moment. Things can change, though.
Williams explains that his fellow constituents in private say that it will be difficult to vote against Obama in November. This could also give a signal as to why McCain plans to attend the NAACP’s annual convention in July.
Still, McCain has the difficult task of reaching out to black voters.
Former GOP Congressman from Oklahoma, J.C. Watts, says that he might vote for Obama. Watts still stresses that he is still a Republican. Though he does not agree with Democrats with the issues, Watts says that they at least reach out.
Watts said that he expects Obama to tackle the issues such as poverty and urban policy. He said this is something that the GOP tends to act indifferently upon. Watts said: “Republicans often seem indifferent to those things.”
But, this has been pretty interesting amongst black Republicans. Perhaps like all other voting blocs, Obama might end up splitting that one apart.
