Subj : Re: Black conservatives/R
To   : Mike Powell
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Sat Nov 12 2022 10:29:02

On 12 Nov 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
 MP> >  MP> Again, I don't think they are single issue people.
 MP> >  MP> I think it is more along the lines of they have realized the Democr
 MP> >  MP> Party does not have as much to offer them, and may have even pivote
 MP> >  MP> away from their values.
 MP> > That would depend on which values (i.e., issues) are important to them,
 MP> In this area of the country, Democrats who have either moved over
 MP> entirely or that vote for Republicans on the national level usually seem
 MP> concerned about the Democrat Party stance on abortion, their perceived
 MP> lack of concern for persons who live in rural areas/"those red states",
 MP> etc, and their perceived lack of respect for religion. Those are just a
 MP> few of the issues I hear mentioned.

By the same person?

 MP> I would imagine that those living in the nearby city might look at their
 MP> crime rates, police brutality, etc., and realize it has not gotten any
 MP> better (but worse) over several decades of Democrats as mayor, which
 MP> might make them start looking elsewhere.  They may also be concerned
 MP> about other things listed above.

I could imagine a lot of things.

Jeff.

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