Who are the top BLACK Republican office holders? Are there any?

Question

I don't see too many black republican office holders. Any black Republican Govenors, Senators?

Are there any at all?

Does it say anything about the Republican party?
Are blacks welcome?
What would Abe Lincoln think?

Elected politicians. Not token black politicians that are appointed.

Not Powell or Rice, they were appointed!
ELECTED POLITICIANS THAT ARE BLACK REPUBLICANS!

Answer 1

I don't think it says anything about the Republicans that there are not a lot of blacks in the party. People are traditionally drawn to the party of their family and peers. Blacks are most welcome, as are any ethnic group.
As to the Abe Lincoln reference, It is my understanding that part of his plan was to free the slaves and then send them back to their own country since they were forcibly brought here. I would want to go home after such an ordeal. I guess Abe would be wondering why they were still here.

Answer 2

I've done a complete political self-exam several times before. And I'm a middle-of-the-road kind of guy.

As so, I can only tell you this:

There are several Black office holders. Many of them not Republicans. And there's a reason. The most popular recent comment from one of them is this:

"You guys in New York can’t get a hole in the ground fixed and it’s five years later. So let’s be fair."

That was New Orleans' Mayor Ray Nagin.

To his defense were the unquestionably unreasonable Al Sharpton, and his counterpart and glue-buddy Jesse Jackson, whose ideologies border on nonsense-to-unreasonableness on a massive scale.

Does the fact that Blacks don't hold republican offices mean anything?

No. Republicans and Blacks aren't one and exclusive. There are plenty of Black Republicans.

.....god, damn. I'm gonna' stop. This question is hippy nonsense.

Answer 3

Abe Lincoln (the FIRST Republican president, the inventor of the draft, the federal reserve bank, and income tax) thought that slavery was a bad thing. He also thought that blacks were an inferior race and if he had lived to put his reconstruction into effect his plan was to export blacks to South America where they could live in peace. He did NOT forsee them taking a place in American society or becoming voters or office holders.

Answer 4

There are (or have been) more high level black office holders in the Republican party...Colin Powell...Condi, than any Democrat ever in the office of the White House.

Answer 5

Abe Lincoln was a liberal.

There has never been an african-american elected to office by a popular vote whilst running on the Republican ticket.

Answer 6

You shouldn't be drinking this early.

All the plutocrats in Washington DC own a few. Like Bush bought that Nigress from Stanford University to Coon dance and jig-a- boo around for entertainment.

Go big Red Go

Answer 7

no longer in straightforward terms the black ones, their race doesnt remember. All Republicans look outstanding to me. those on television however all appear like they have a huge stick of self righteousness up their butt.

Answer 8

The Democrats have been against the black man forever. They were PRO slavery, PRO segregation, and against allowing the black man to vote. The people in the south with the fire hoses trying to keep blacks from voting, those were DEMOCRATS!

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Answer 9

There are many, I just can't spell their names! :)
Rice, Powell, Bamma, and many more.
I am more of a democrat than republican, but the republican have many shades of people

Answer 10

Condoleeza Rice is the U.S. Secretary of State and a Republican......