During the republican national convention only one African American is scheduled to give a speech. There are only 36 African American delegates out of the 2,380. Some say that they are frustrated by the lack of diversity at the convention. Other's claim that minorities are against republicans because of what happened with hurricane Katrina and the fact that Obama is running for president as well.
With all of these numbers going around, i feel that it is more of a game then anything else, it's to see who gets more votes and who appeals to what kind of audience. It's no longer if you enjoy what the person's ideas are, it's about what they can say so that they can sway you to vote for them. I feel as if though just because you might be a minority and you may be young, your vote will obviously go for Obama; and if you're older and white, your vote will go for McCain. It's an all out brawl to win the presidential election, but who knows if everyone's promises will be kept.
Article: In A More Diverse America, A Mostly White Convention
Author:Eli Saslow and Robert Barnes
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It seems like you have a lot of ideas and reasons of why people are upset at the lack of diversity in the convention. You talk about a few different possible reasons and explain your opinion really well.
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