How a GOP Focus on Minorities Could Pay Off
It may seem contrarian, but Republicansby focusing on winning over African-Americans with an aspirational agenda that includes education reform, economic growth and faith-based initiatives.
In fact, a new , which reports record-high turnout among blacks along with lagging white turnout in the 2012 presidential election, underlines the point.
The study suggests that the historic nature of President Obamas candidacy raised African-American turnout to historic levels that arent likely to be replicated. If a future Republican nominee got merely 10 percent of the black vote, with lower turnout levels, swing states like Ohio, Florida, Virginia and perhaps even Pennsylvania could flip. A more relatable nominee may also increase turnout among working-class whites.
Latinos, despite their growing numbers, still lag behind in turnout, and immigration reform is one way to focus on that piece of the puzzle. But policy items like education reform, which may appeal to a broader population of minority voters, could be a productive ticket for Republicans and should not be ignored.
Josh Kraushaar
TOP NEWSKARZAI: AFGHAN GOVERNMENT VERY GRATEFUL FOR CIA FUNDS. Afghan President Hamid Karzai confirmed a report by The New York Times that the United States has been making monthly payments to the Afghan National Security Council for the past decade, the Associated Press reports. Karzai said that the monthly sums were "a small amount," and have been "very useful, and we are grateful for it." The CIA, which has reportedly provided tens of millions of dollars in payments to the Afghan council, declined to comment on the report.
Q: Was thepresident aware of the payments [to Karzai]? Carney: You are making anassertion about something I have no comment on.MISHA: I HAD NO ROLE IN BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING. The mysterious Misha who reportedly helped to radicalize Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is Mikhail Allakhverdov, The New York Review of Books Christian Caryl reports. I wasnt his teacher. If I had been his teacher, I would have made sure he never did anything like this, Allakhverdov said. Ive been cooperating entirely with the FBI. I gave them my computer and my phone and everything I wanted to show I havent done anything. And they said they are about to return them to me. And the agents who talked told me they are about to close my case.
GARY PETERS TO ANNOUNCE SENATE BID. Rep. Gary Peters, D-Mich., will announce this week that he will run to replace retiring Sen. Carl Levin, sources tell The Hotline, giving Democrats another top recruit in a state critical to their hopes of keeping the Senate next year. Peters, a three-term House member from the Detroit suburbs, will be the first major-party candidate to jump in the race. And he's likely to have the Democratic primary to himself. Republicans have yet to settle on a candidate of their own. Reps. Mike Rogers and Justin Amash are both considering a bid.
NBAS COLLINS INSPIRED BY JOE KENNEDY TO COME OUT. National Basketball Association player Jason Collins, who came out as gay in a Sports Illustrated story published Monday, was influenced by the decision of his former college roommate, Rep. Joe Kennedy III, D-Mass., to march in Bostons Gay Pride parade last year, The Washington Post reports. Im seldom jealous of others, but hearing what Joe had done filled me with envy. I was proud of him for participating but angry that as a closeted gay man I couldnt even cheer my straight friend on as a spectator, Collins wrote. The White House commended Collinss decision today.
As only he could, FiveThirtyEights Nate SilverCollinsschances of signing with another team.FIVE THINGS TO WATCH AT SANFORD-COLBERT BUSCH DEBATE. The only debate in the special congressional race between Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, a Republican, and Democratic candidate Elizabeth Colbert Busch is Monday night at 7 p.m., and The Washington Posts Sean Sullivan has five things to watch out for, including whether Sanford can shift the momentum and how Colbert Busch will perform under the spotlight.
MORE GROUPS PLOT TO DODGE SEQUESTER CUTS. Now, with two sequester adjustmentsthe FAA and meat inspectorsonthe books, other special-interest groups, unions, and lobbyists areplanning to rev up their efforts to undo the cuts bit by bit or, in thiscase, by a few billion dollars here or there. The actions of the FAA inthe past week, alongside airline groups and unions, offer a playbookfor others to use as they too seek exemptions, National Journals Nancy Cook reports.
OBAMA AT WHCD: WE CAN DO BETTER. President Obama closed hisremarks at the White House Correspondents Dinner not with humor butwith a 607-word morality bomb, National Journals Ron Fournierwrites. If were only focused on profits or ratings or polls, thepresident noted, then were contributing to the cynicism that so manypeople feel right now. The remarks, which received less attention thanthe evenings jokes, may stand as one of the best rhetorical moments ofObamas presidency, a clearheaded indictment of four nationalinstitutions (the media, the entertainment industry, big business, andthe political system), coupled by a prescription for revival, Fournierwrites.
OCONNOR HAS MISGIVINGS ABOUT BUSH V. GORE. During a recent interview with the Chicago Tribune editorial board, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day OConnor expressed reservations over the Court accepting Bush v. Gore in 2000. "It took the case and decided it at a time when it was still a big election issue. Maybe the court should have said, 'We're not going to take it, good-bye,'" OConnor told the board. It turned out the election authorities in Florida hadn't done a real good job there and kind of messed it up. And probably the Supreme Court added to the problem at the end of the day.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS LINK CLIMATE CHANGE TO TRANSACTIONAL SEX, DISEASE. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., along with 11 Democratic cosponsors, introducedrecently highlighting the particular dangers of climate change for women and asserting support for the plight of female farmers. According to the resolution, women who are food-insecure, and with limited socioeconomic resources may be vulnerable to situations such as sex work, transactional sex, and early marriage that put them at risk for HIV, STIs, unplanned pregnancy, and poor reproductive health.
TOMORROWCONSUMER-CONFIDENCE NUMBERS OUT. The monthly gauge of consumer sentiment is due out tomorrow, and the numbers from the Conference Board are expected to show a slight rise from Marchfrom 59.7 to 62.0, according to The Wall Street Journal.
KERRY TO HOST MEETING WITH JORDANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER. Secretary of StateJohn Kerry will hold a bilateral meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh at the State Department. Closed press. He will also hold a bilateral meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, also at the State Department.
QUOTABLEMy wife, my family, I got one of the biggest liberal families in the world, but I had more money when Bush and Reagan was president. I shouldnt have said that, my wife is going to kill me for that. Former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson on Obama. ()
BEDTIME READINGFROM DRUG-WAR INFORMANT TO FUGITIVE. On the run from his native country and abandoned by his adopted home, Luis Octavio Lpez Vega, 64, lives in intentional obscurity, his former face vanished with a face-lift over a decade ago, writes Ginger Thompson for The New York Times. But what separates Lpez from numerous other immigrants living unregistered in the western United States is that Lpez is hiding from the authorities with whom he once worked closely. Lpez was a senior adviser to Mexicos drug czar of the 1990s, Jess Gutirrez Rebollo, while also working as a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration informant. When Rebollo was arrested in 1997 in what was considered the biggest drug-trafficking case in Mexican history, the DEA secretly helped Lpez and his family escape across the border in exchange for his cooperation with the investigation. Then the agency severed its ties. Lpez has been a fugitive ever since and the DEA denies any knowledge of his whereabouts.
PROFILE AT A GLANCE: ANTHONY FOXX Why he is in the news: President Obama nominated him to serve as Transportation secretary ()Current job: Mayor of Charlotte, N.C.Born: April 30, 1971 (Age 41)Education: B.A. in history, Davidson College; J.D., New York University ()Married to: wife Samara; two childrenCareer Highlights
Led bid andchaired host committee for the 2012 Democratic National ConventionLed cityseconomic turnaround, adding 13,000 jobs ()Working toexpand Charlotte Douglas International Airport ()Spearheadingexpansion of citys light-rail systemOf Interest
First blackstudent body president at Davidson CollegeAt 38, was youngest-evermayor of CharlotteAnnounced inearly April that he would not seek reelection, citing familyconsiderations ()Considered arising star in Democratic Party () TODAYS PHOTO GALLERYSARAH PALIN HATED NERD PROM, BUT THESE PEOPLE DIDNT. The Washington Post photographers blanketed the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, from the , to the , to the . Because what other red carpet would feature bothand the ; what other dinner party would feature New York Mayor Michael BloombergBarbra Streisand; and what other events after-party would featureJon Bon Jovi and Geraldo Rivera?
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