Here's Why Black Voters Might Be The Gop's Secret Weapon

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Human Events:

NEW YORK — “What have the Democrats done for you lately?”

Republicans should start asking black Americans that question — early and often. Here’s why engaging black voters could become the GOP’s secret weapon.

Republicans need not win the black vote. Securing 15 percent of the black electorate severely erodes the stalwart Democratic base. If 20 to 25 percent of blacks vote GOP, it’s curtains for Democrats.

If Republicans seek black votes, they will win some. As the Republican National Committee’s recent post-election autopsy noted: “We are never going to win over voters who are not asked for their support.”

Campaigning among black voters would help Republicans stop resembling “stuffy, old white men,” as an RNC focus group described them. Listening to and speaking with black Americans refutes the notion that Republicans are just country-club Caucasians. Shaking black hands and kissing black babies would reassure nervous white voters that Republicans are not bigots, and it’s OK to support them.