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Posted at 12:49am on Oct. 24, 2007 Color Conscious, or JC Watts is right

By BlackRepub

A bit of obvious disclosure, that I am an African-American Republican. I became a Republican during the 2004 campaign season, right as I had just turned 19 so my first ever Presidential vote was for George W. Bush, or as my friends and I like to call him, G Dubs. I believe that the Republican Party is the natural home for African Americans, because of our stances on school choice, lower taxes, economic policies such as an opposition to raising the minimum wage and illegal immigration, and of course the social issues of crime, gay marriage and abortion. RNC Chair Ken Mehlman was the person who really confirmed my decision to remain a registered Republican rather than stay and independent who leaned Republican. I believed him when he said the GOP will not be complete until more African-Americans come back home. 2006, hailed as the year of the Black Republican was obviously a disappointment resultswise, but I felt was something to build upon because the GOP had finally broken through with a large crop of candidates on the national stage, something I have long advocated was necessary to counter the unelected race pimps in the Democratic Party.

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