How the GOP Can Court Black Voters by Andrew Walden Republicans wondering what happened to cause John McCain’s election defeat got a sharp confirmation of their worst suspicions November 5 from Newsweek magazine. According to Newsweek, McCain and his chief advisors refused to deploy key arguments against Barack Obama’s candidacy. This may be a harsh revelation for those who contributed to and volunteered for McCain’s campaign, but beneath this failure are the keys to a Republican recovery in 2010 and 2012 — and a strategy which will undermine the Democrats’ grip on black voters. read more ... |