Black Quote by Melissa Harris-Perry Download Open image “The Republicans don't need black folks to vote Republican, they just need them to not vote.” — Melissa Harris-Perry ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Black Democracy Folks Needs Republican Vote
Democrats, too often, take blacks for granted, and Republicans, too often, simply ignore black voters. — Tavis Smiley Copy Share Image
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Republicans need to stop complaining about blacks voting over 90% for Democrats. If they're not willing to compete in those neighborhoods, they will keep… — Bob Beckel Copy Share Image
I have often said one of the reasons more blacks don't support Republicans is because they don't trust the GOP establishment. — J. C. Watts Copy Share Image
There's not a lot of black Republicans that are willing to openly identify. — Daniel Cameron Copy Share Image
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Republican Party hasn't been black friendly over the many centuries in this country. — Joy Behar Copy Share Image
Democrats can't afford to lose a core demographic such as Black voters from their coalition. — Jessica Tarlov Copy Share Image
Neither one of the parties is doing anything for poor people. They're both full of it. Black people have been voting Democratic their whole… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
Republicans have reached out so much to black Republicans because it's part of our tradition. Blacks have been in this nation longer than most… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
Some Republicans gave up on winning the African-American vote, looking the other way or trying to benefit politically from racial polarization. I am here… — Ken Mehlman Copy Share Image
What mostly prevents black people from voting is that drug laws send them to prison, and then they can't vote. — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
I learned that you can't write a book in the margins of your life. I'd forgotten how much uninterrupted time it takes to write… — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
The debate was a chance for senator [Bernie] Sanders to have a game-changing moment to recapture the news cycle and build momentum going into… — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
Having a white parent undoubtedly makes for a different childhood experience than having two black parents. — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
Drink lots of water, and nap. I've made some really big messes along the way, whether on the academic side or on the media… — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
Terrifying mass shooting and high-profile officer-involved incidents have dominated the national conversation on gun violence in recent years. But most deaths by gun are… — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
Stereotypes work to help divide women from recognizing their common interests. — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
I would agree if the race were today, most likely, our nominee would be Donald Trump, but it isn't today. — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
I had a friend say to me the other day, I hate when I see Jonathan Metzl on your show because I know it's… — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
I am a supporter of much of the Arab Spring, as a matter of indigenous self-determination. So, I see the United States' role in… — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
The leading non-establishment Republican candidate for president, Donald Trump, is just sailing past [establishment Republican candidates] in the polls. He is still surging. He… — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
I think the idea that you're somehow rejecting whiteness if you don't identify yourself as biracial is odd because everybody engages in whiteness. If… — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
Popular films are so powerful and compelling that it's often easier to accept their versions of history than the much more complicated true stories. — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
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The vision of the left, full of envy and resentment, takes its worst toll on those at the bottom - whether black or white… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
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There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party...and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat. Republicans are a bit… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
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Hollywood is so fixated on keeping it that way because it's generating the buzz, but that representation isn't right. I definitely feel like it's… — John Boyega Copy Share Image