Obamicans

Even though I don't think it will matter in the final tally, this still is a segment of people I feel worth mentioning. For no other reason than the influence they have.With only 11% of blacks voting Republican anyway, this represents an even smaller group. I would think we may be looking at 2 to 3% at most. People who disagree with the politics of Barack Obama adamantly, but are going to vote for him just because he's black. Two well known black Republicans, Armstrong Williams and J.C. Watts, have both expressed indecisiveness in the upcoming elections. I tend to agree with a lot of things they both said, but nothing we didn't already know prior to this election. He hasn't changed his positions or stances; why should they?

Another popular black Conservative for reasons other than his political views, had previously endorsed Barack Obama outright. Joseph C. Phillips switched back over to the left as suddenly as he stood up for the right. It wasn't very long ago he was writing books proclaiming his independence . Before the ink on the pages dried good, he was tapping out. The first time a black has a real chance to elected President. He jumps ship in spite of his politics. Since then he has wavered back to the right. I guess he finally listened to himself. He was giving credence to all the stereotypes that black Conservatives are saddled with already. In the height of his euphoria he gave his condition a name. Black Republicans who support Barack Obama are called "Obamicans."


http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/14/black-conservatives-weigh-voting-for-obama/