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zbdent

(35,392 posts)
Fri Jun 21, 2013, 10:24 PM Jun 2013

Ken Blackwell ...

For those people who believe that blacks only voted for Obama because of the color of his skin ...

Ken Blackwell, whatever description for "African-American" a Republican wants to call himself, ran for Governor of Ohio against white guy Ted Strickland in 2006.

Blackwell didn't get very much of the "Hey, they voted for the black guy because he's black" black vote.

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Ken Blackwell ... (Original Post) zbdent Jun 2013 OP
Who said that? nt tblue Jun 2013 #1
I marched with John Lewis in Columbus to protest Blackwell's voter suppression in '04 pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #2
The "mostly white" voters zbdent Jun 2013 #4
Let's be clear... CincyDem Jun 2013 #3
He was quoted as saying he would deliver Ohio for Bush... CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2013 #5

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
2. I marched with John Lewis in Columbus to protest Blackwell's voter suppression in '04
Fri Jun 21, 2013, 10:34 PM
Jun 2013

I'd guess his support is mostly white RW voters.

zbdent

(35,392 posts)
4. The "mostly white" voters
Fri Jun 21, 2013, 10:37 PM
Jun 2013

didn't care for Ken Blackwell, either ...

Dem Strickland won in 2006.

Then Kasich blamed the loss of 400K jobs in Ohio on Strickland, including a commercial where Kasich blamed the loss of an Ohio-originated business on Strickland ... despite the fact that said business was a heavy contributor to Republicans and Kasich.

CincyDem

(6,371 posts)
3. Let's be clear...
Fri Jun 21, 2013, 10:36 PM
Jun 2013

...Blackwell is a fuck by every measure. It is hard to imagine anyone with a single functional brain cell voting for this asshat. I don't care what color, creed, or heritage. Only the stupid could even consider this jag off. I wouldn't vote for him for dog catcher.

They seated him in a resturant next to us a couple years ago and, in the middle of our meal we stood up and asked for a new table.

More of a scene that me and missus usually make but it was soooooo worth it.

Sick fuck.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,649 posts)
5. He was quoted as saying he would deliver Ohio for Bush...
Fri Jun 21, 2013, 10:43 PM
Jun 2013

And apparently he did.

Disgusting waste of space ...

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