An interesting demographic

2010 should see an interesting change -- while urban poor tend to vote Democratic, there are a lot of people who have lifted themselves out of that white-run plantation and, because they do not want to see their efforts taxed to support those who choose to remain a resource, tend towards Conservatism. From FOX News:

Black Republicans Say 2010 Will Be Their Year
When former President Jimmy Carter said racism was an underlying factor in attacks on President Obama, it's safe to say he had no intention of boosting Allen West's campaign for Congress in Florida's Broward County.

But according to West, a retired Army colonel who is running for the second time against Democratic Rep. Ron Klein in Florida's 22nd congressional district, that is exactly what has happened.

"Since (Democrats) have thrown out the race card, it has made me more appealing," says West, one of a small but determined group of black Republicans running for seats in the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives in 2010.

Eager to overturn the "conventional wisdom" that the GOP is mainly a white bread party that offers few opportunities for minorities, these black Republicans believe they can attract increasingly agitated conservatives, as well as independents, to make 2010 their year.

They also conceded in interviews that the injection of race -- a familiar theme since Obama's election last year -- has given them a certain edge and authority when they speak out against the president's agenda. Because they're black, they say, they can lead the charge against Democratic policies without being called "racist." In fact, they say, their skin color may make them more attractive candidates.

"A lot of people who don't want to be part of Obama's policies are being called racist," West said. "Then they say, 'Hey, this guy, Colonel West -- he's black and I support him.'"

"It's made me more appealing," West told FOXNews.com, "because it shows the contrast of our principles -- how different we are even though we both have permanent tans."

Playing the Race Card works both ways... Taking a page from their playbook:

Rule 4: Make opponents live up to their own book of rules. �You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity.�

And yes, I know that Rules for Radicals is under copyright protection. I liberated them for the people's struggle...