Yes, the two political parties of today are starkly different from the past, I get it. Let’s focus on how the parties are in recent history. Yes, part of those spending cuts that affect people of color include welfare, public housing, food stamps, unemployment, pell grants, medicaid, medicare, SS, etc. I think people like you have a misconception of these programs. I will concede that there are people who misuse welfare. But you must acknowledge that there are people who actually need these programs in order to survive. A common misconception is that people on welfare are happily unemployed while they collect checks, but that’s inaccurate. I personally know people who work crappy jobs 40 hours a week but still need some form of welfare to get by. And don’t think it’s just poor people who get subsidies from the government. child tax credit, home mortgage interest deduction, charity, state tax deduction, all provide subsidy to middle class citizens. Final point, we are a collectivist country, despite what the Tea Party says. There’s a reason the founding fathers threw out the Articles of Confederation. What are we to do with the poor when they are hungry? Let them starve because the market says so? No way, this isn’t Pakistan, we look out for ours, and because we make investments in our poorest citizens they can go on to become high tax paying citizens.

Personally I like what Michelle Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson said, “I admire how hard Barack works. And I know that he does it because he wants to make sure that this country is still a place where you can make it if you try. He wants to make sure that a college education is affordable and attainable so that all parents can encourage their kids to reach for it, just like Fraser and I did. He wants to make sure that moms and dads can provide for their families, and folks my age can retire with dignity and security. And he wants every child to believe that they can achieve their dreams, no matter where they come from, what they look like or how much money their parents make. That’s what makes him work so hard. I’ve seen it from him and I’ve heard it from him. And that’s why I’ll be voting for him in November, and I hope you do, too.”

What about blacks who don’t view him as being black but still voted for him? What would they say our reasoning for voting for him would be?

Yes. There are plenty of black people voting for Obama simply braise he is black just like there are people voting for Romney simply because he is white. HOWEVER both Romney and Obama have supporters from the ethnicity in which they are not because these individuals believe in their purpose. It kills me that people are upset Stacey dash is voting for Romney, as if the fact that she is “black” should automatically shape who she votes for.