On Friday, a black pastor and lifelong Democrat from Flint, Michigan, confronted Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez about the leftist policies the Democratic Party has embraced. He pointed out that some of his congregants ask, “How do we preach one thing on Sunday, but then campaign for people who are totally opposed to that?” He asked, “Do I, as an African-American pastor, lifelong Democrat, do I have a place in this party?”
As The Detroit Free Press noted, Pastor Chris Martin of the Cathedral of Faith in Flint, Michigan, stated:
I am a moderate Democrat, but I do not support abortion. I do not support same-sex marriage. I have people in my congregations who ask us, “How do we preach one thing on Sunday, but then campaign for people who are totally opposed to that?” … Do I, as an African-American pastor, lifelong Democrat, do I have a place in this party? Or is it all about health care, immigration, and these other things?
What about the things that we have to deal with? Bade County has always been a reliable Democratic county. In 2018 they went Republican. Saginaw County and Genesee County, Flint is still in the middle of a water crisis. The people up here don’t want to vote for any Democrats. You don’t win Michigan elections without Genesee County, Saginaw County and Bay County.
He continued, “But there are union members who are meeting with (GOP senatorial candidate) John James from the UAW. That’s unheard of! … What would be the narrative for this party to get the apathy reversed for those types of counties that you’re going to need to win this state?”
BizPac Review pointed out that President Trump has stated, “We are going to compete for every single vote in 2020. And we expect a historic share of the black vote come Election Day.” In South Carolina over the weekend, Trump added, “The unemployment rate among African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans and Asian-Americans has reached record lows. Black poverty levels are the lowest ever recorded in the history of our country … For decades, Democrat politicians betrayed African-Americans. They forced their childen into failing schools. They shipped their jobs to foreign countries. They pushed unfair [jail] sentencing policies on them. They favored illegal aliens over their own constituents. My administration is reversing these failed policies and delivering record gains for African-Americans.”
Last week, a survey conducted by a political action committee that describes itself as an “independent, Black-led organization” revealed that more than half of their respondents felt that the Democratic Party was not responsive enough to their needs.
BlackPac stated on its website:
Black voters are the core of the modern progressive coalition. We engage our community around the issues that matter most from protecting our voting rights to a fair economy and quality schools for our children, to criminal justice reform and a healthcare system that works for everyone. We believe in talking to Black voters on these issues at their doors, in their neighborhoods, online, and by mail. We educate, register, and mobilize Black voters, and use our power to hold our elected representatives accountable.
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