John McCain: An Unequivocal History
of Anti-Black Votes
Undoubtedly, Barack Obama will win the lion’s share of the black vote this November. But further increases in black voter turnout could insure victories in the closely contested battleground states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Virginia, and Florida. In these states alone there are 1 million or more African Americans who are not registered to vote.
A significant and further increase in black voter turnout for Obama is likely as more African Americans become aware of John McCain’s voting record, which over many years has been consistently directed at blocking the paths to equality and opportunity for African Americans.
Voting decisions of whites, too, may be an issue. Few U.S. citizens today know that McCain’s legislative record has been consistently hostile to the aspirations of black Americans.
Here is the record:
• McCain voted four times against the 1990 Civil Rights Act, including a vote to sustain a presidential veto. This bill would have strengthened enforcement provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 regarding employment discrimination against blacks.
• In 1983 McCain opposed the creation of a federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Seventy-eight of the nation’s 100 senators, including many Republicans, supported the legislation. (Click Here to Read More)
