Mitt Romney's bold statement said before the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (N.A.A.C.P), "If you want a president who will make things better in the African-American community, you are looking at him." Reading this article it self, set a side from the election, what does Romney have to offer for African-Americans that Obama hasn't or already have?
I feel that because Obama's African-American, Romney sees he's not getting those votes from the African-American community. Maybe he's not. Instead of targeting one specific race for votes, Mitt Romney should really try and make some real promises that could actually be fulfilled. He shouldn't just offer a "better chance" for just black community,but for all communities of different races. The African-American community isn't the only community that needs better chances.
Even though he does mention that his policies and leadership would help any family of color, I still see this 25-minute speech as a way to get more black supporters. He's targeting black voters because he wants to have more "black votes," than Obama. Romney stated he expects African-American votes. What if he doesn't get them? What if African-American communities sees his promises and speech an act just to get himself into office? What will his next technique in his presidential campaign?
He mentioned that he'd fight teacher unions and repeal Obamacare.
Just even the thought of him even trying to repeal Obamacare was kind of outrageous and that's where some people in his audience felt he "hit the fan" in his speech. Romney's target audience were the ones who struggled for better health care plans and coverage. I don't believe the aim towards bringing down Obamacare was the right thing for his campaign.
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Does it seem like Mitt Romney's technique is to just tell black voters what they want to hear just to get a vote? or is he really a "better chance" for the Black Community?
SOURCE : http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/12/us/politics/romney-says-he-offers-better-chance-for-blacks.html?_r=1&ref=politics
I think that it does seem like Romney's technique to tell the African-American community what they want to hear is just to get votes. My opinion is that in that speech to black voters he look pathetic trying to make himself look like he had better promises to the African-American community than the first African-American president. I don't think that Romney is a "better chance" for the Black community because he does know how it is like to be singled out because of your race, or discriminated against because of the color of his skin. Minorities are the only ones who has experience that and i don't think you can really make an impact on other minorities unless you know the struggles they have to go through life.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Rusty.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I don't know much about romney's childhood or what kind of income his family made as he was growing up. I do for a fact that he obviously is not in touch with the fact that " Obamacare" is one of the best things that has happened to the lower-class & minorites in a very long time. He vowed to repel it. I read in an article somewhere or CNN or the NYtimes I forget, that Mitt just shifts or slightly alters his opinion to benefit his "customer". At that point in time that was the black vote. Obama is going to get it. Even though he has not done the best of jobs , he is doing better than Romney would.
I don't like Romney..period.
The fact that he came into an NAACP event and kind of bashed the president is about as stupid as it gets. That'd be like going to north korea and talking about Kim Jong Il in front of his trusted advisors. ( it's just something you don't do)
If he wouldve said EXACTLY what he could do for us I would've , maybe, had a different opinion. Since i've heard nothing besides jobs, jobs, jobs, better economy. I'm not in support of him at all.