"The calculus of the GOP has been that they do not require
the support of the black community to win governance. In an America of
changing demographics, a political practice that seeks to overpower and ignore
minority political constituencies is not a winning formula. The GOP will have
to squarely confront the issues of concern to black voters in an effective way
(Latinos as well) to harness the political power of these constituencies.
Conservative ideology is more than equal to the task, but what passes for
GOP/conservative political practice is not."
