Obama Black Voters’ Strategy in 5 Battleground States
Obama strategists believe they have identified a gold mine of new and potentially decisive Democratic voters in at least five battleground states Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Missouri and Ohio — voters who failed to turn out in the past but can be mobilized this time because Obama’s candidacy is historic and his cash-rich campaign can afford the costly task of identifying and motivating such supporters.
For example, experts say felons are disproportionately black and, if they can be found, more likely to be Obama backers. This provides a huge potential; about 1.1 million felons in Florida were ineligible to vote in 2004, according to a 2006 book by sociologists Jeff Manza and Christopher Uggen
Source: LA Times
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The saddest part of this post is that fellons are disproportionately African American. Only a strong leader like Barack Obama will make sure that the unseen tragedies in our country like these minorities in prison will come to an end.