Democrats Dbq

At this point in the campaign trail Obama is eight months away from voters heading to the booth and deciding who will be the next ruler of the free world. Obama being a black man, has obviously dealt with criticism involving his race, some saying his race is the only reason he’s gained the support he has so far, that “somehow an exercise in affirmative action” (Obama 2008). Obama tackles this race issue by pointing out that it's not something that reemerged all of sudden because he’s running for office but that this issue has been ingrained in America throughout history, the way he presents the issue and discusses what is next for Americans are in a form of jeremiad rhetoric. This form of rhetoric “a mainstream and deeply American way of thinking about the nation’s past, present, and future” (Murphy 2010), often used to demonstrate a community has failed to live up to what is meant to be common belief and indicates the idealistic place that we would be in if we atone and progress. The speech starts off with “We the people in order to form a perfect union” (Obama 2008), invoking the inaugural lines of the

Because many of the black people had moved to cities, it made the number of blacks grow in certain areas, giving them the amount of power needed to elect officials. The blacks influence on the outcome of the political races were realized by the politicians, who began to support civil rights and oppose segregation. Blacks began to win

By 1840, more than 90 percent of adult white men could vote. By then, America had a vibrant democratic system

was gaining prominence, was also a difficult time for African Americans. The vote proved elusive and civil

What can the Republicans do to win the black vote? Carson believe they need to have real discussions about programs and actions that can actually get people out of poverty and get them to the point where they can use their God-given talents and abilities instead of being satisfied with their dependent position in our society.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 overcome legal barriers that prevented African Americans to vote and prompted them to use their voice in the government.”There were 79 black elected officials in the South and 300 in the entire nation. By 1998, there were some 9,000 elected black official across the nation, including 6,000 in the South”(Califano Jr. par. 6). The programs and policies of the Great Society decreased discrimination and increased African Americans in public offices. The efforts of the Great Society, pushed the nation to ending racial injustice all

More and more people were turning for civil rights. When Johnson attempted to run for

As University of Chicago professor Dr. Michael Dawson explains in his book Not in Our Lifetimes: The Future of Black Politics, Washington’s dismissal of “mainstream opinion of the black population” alienates black voters. Magnifying this alienation is the fact that President Obama, the most identifiable figure in black political America, contributes to this dismissive rhetoric, Dawson calling Obama “out of step with the mainstream of black America.” Indeed, with the most racially inclusive political climate in American history, the pervading sentiment among blacks about their future in the United States remains pessimistic. Likely attributable to the aforementioned perceived ideological disconnection, black pessimism harmfully yet inevitably dictates the voting tendencies of a powerful bloc: “…Barack Obama, the centrist candidate who sought to bury race as an issue…quite likely owes his election to the continued power of black nationalism.” Only Washington can reverse this pessimism, and sentencing reform, an issue of great importance to the black community at large, is an opportunity for Washington to both demonstrate its commitment to black voters and shift black political sentiment from pessimism to

The Democratic Party was formed in 1792. Its name was adopted in the 1830s during Jackson’s presidency. It is the “world’s oldest existing political party” (Democratic Party). The Northern and Southern Democrats had issues dealing with slavery, which caused them to split in 1860. According to the “Democratic Party”, the Southern Democrats wanted to protect “slavery in all the territories while many Northern Democrats resisted.” The party was also known as the "white man 's party" and demonized the Republican Party as being "Negro dominated," even though whites were in control” (Democratic Party).

However, Secretary Clinton must find ways to preserve this level of support. African American voter turnout had record highs of 65% and 66% in ’08 and ’12 respectively (Walter,1). While this turnout was a piece of a larger trend, the chance to vote for the first black President could have overinflated these numbers. Obama pulled down 95% and 93% of the black vote in the general elections, and Sec. Clinton must find a way to replicate those results. She will not have the support based on shared demographics that the president benefitted from. The secretary is a rich white woman and that demographic difference from her predecessor will require her to find different ways to connect to this voting bloc. Specifically, she will need to run a color conscious campaign, in contrast to the relatively color blind campaigns that the President ran.

It still had to take time for things to change and also for time to change before women and black women and men to be able to do so but this was the first period when things did start to change. In this time, all whites were not equal but it was changing because of President Jackson. The platform states, “Our vision is simple. We want an America that gives all Americans the chance to live out their dreams and achieve their God-given potential. We want an America that is still the world’s strongest force for peace and freedom. And we want an America that is coming together around our enduring values, instead of drifting apart.” (Republicanviews, 2015) One of the strongest beliefs of the Democratic Party is that of equality on all fronts. President Jackson had changed the way people saw the things in the 1800’s Jackson's election marked a new direction in American politics. During Jackson's presidency, Jackson himself had served in the American Revolution, its values helped form his sense of the world. American life had to explore their relationship in the past to help suggest ways of overcoming their limitations in the

The election of a black president was a happy, yet shocking time for many Black people in America. I never thought that I would live to see the election of a person who has the same skin color as me. I realize that even we had elected a Black president it took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to do this. Many people in the past suffered so that we would be able to elect someone who represented millions of American based on skin color. However, there was a long road ahead for Black people and they eventually were able to get the right to vote. Black men were the for people who were allowed to vote then women. Even though laws were passed so that Black people could vote there were plenty of obstacles put in the way to hinder their effort to do so.

The past week we have seen Donald Trump reach out and try to make his case to the African America voters and instead of saying "Lets see his plan" or "I like what I am hearing but he needs to prove it to us" Blacks and Main Street Media cried "How dare he say that about black communities"

But as an African-American man, he sympathises with black voters who feel this election is really about race and class.

One of the largest arguments that opponents of Affirmative Action use today is the mere fact that the United States has an African American president. They claim that since Barack Obama has risen to the highest office of the nation, that racism no longer exists and therefore we do not need to afford special treatment to minorities. They often ask, if one man can do it, why can’t the others? Obama himself seems to be color blind. In his 2006 book, The Audacity of Hope, Obama states that poor blacks have themselves to blame because they, “watch too much television, consume too much poison, lack an emphasis on educational achievement, and do not have two-parent households." (Bonilla-Silva and Dietrich 200) Obama also stated that “middle