“Democrats’ Goal: More Black Voters”

Newsday has an article today reporting on the efforts of some Democratic operatives who are urging the Party to cultivate its “base.”

My favorite two paragraphs:

Democrats admit Republicans successfully penetrated African-American markets with radio ads. But they charge the ads were negative by accusing Democrats of taking African-Americans for granted, and were aimed at suppressing the black vote.

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For years, the party has moved to the right on issues, taking its base for granted while trying to court swing voters, said the Rev. Al Sharpton, a Democratic civil rights activist in New York who has also criticized Democrats for not helping McCall.

That’s actually an interesting point: if Republicans say what Al Sharpton and others quoted in the article say, it’s negative campaigning.