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"The African American Environmentalist Association and Norris McDonald
have been of great assistance to me in formulating environmental and energy
policies." -- Rev Al Sharpton
Dellums Elected Mayor of Oakland
When Ronald Dellums was a member of Congress, he always had a top rated environmental voting record. Lobbyists found him to be approachable and willing to listen in hallway encounters. He also became chairman of the powerful House Armed Services Committee. Finally, former Congressman Dellums, although tough as nails, is one of the nicest people you will ever meet.
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One of the Primary Directives of "liberalism" and the Democratic Party is that all members of a certain race must vote and think the same.
2004 Election
Approximately 13.2 million African-Americans voted -- 3 million more than voted in 2000.
Black Vote
| Kerry | 11,700,000 | 89% |
| Bush | 1,500,000 | 11% |
Even if all of the Blacks voting for Bush voted for Kerry, President Bush would have still won. So why does President Bush have so many Blacks in high-level positions in his administration? And why do traditional environmental organizations have no Blacks [ NEWS FLASH -- Jerome Ringo was elected Chairman of the National Wildlife Federation in 2005 ] in high-level positions?
However, a major increase in black support for President Bush in Ohio (16 percent compared with 8 percent in 2000) helped deliver that state's crucial Electoral College votes for him. The black vote for Bush in Georgia was 12 percent, compared with 7 percent in 2000.
President Bush took 44 percent (about 3,520,000) of the Hispanic vote, up nine percentage points from 2000. The Hispanic vote increased from 6 million in 2000 to 8 million in 2004. Note that Alberto Gonzales has been nominated as the new Attorney General.
Even if all of the Latinos voting for Bush voted for Kerry, President Bush would have still won.
Senator Kerry would have needed all of the Black votes and all of the Latino votes for a comfortable win.
Total Votes
| Bush | 58,978,616 |
| Kerry | 55,384,497 |
