Out Of 2,472 Delegates Going To GOP Convention, Guess How Many Are Black….

[L. Coyote]

Out Of 2,472 Delegates Going To GOP Convention, Guess How Many Are Black….

The 2016 Republican National Convention, to take place next month in Cleveland, where Trump will officially be declared the Republican nominee for president, is shaping up to be the whitest on record. And, that’s not hyperbole.

According to the Washington Post, so far, only 18 out of 2,472 delegates in attendance will be black. Yes, only 18 people!
Do the math: that’s less than 1 percent (.00728%)

Now – to be fair – the final tally won’t officially be known for a few more weeks, but ...........

[Sherman A1]

1. Higher than I expected

the number to be. I was thinking zero.

[hobbit709]

2. I was thinking under 10.

[liberal N proud]

3. That's 18 more than I would have guessed

[gratuitous]

4. Are any of them named D-Money, Smoothy or Shifty?

They should pop by the Maine delegation, where I'm sure Gov. LePage will give them a warm welcome. Once they fetch him his drinks.

[OldHippieChick]

5. How pitiful, but no surprise

I would also like to know how many are Latino

[yellowcanine]

6. They better make sure they have all of their credentials front and center.....

Just sayin'.

[First Speaker]

7. So Donald can count "his" African-Americans on his fingers and toes...

...that is, assuming he can count that high at all...

[lpbk2713]

8. And all their birth certs passed thorough examination.

[awoke_in_2003]

10. Thanks god...

they don't have 21.

[herding cats]

9. From 6.7% in 2004 to 0.7% in 2016.

For historical perspective, Lovelace’s email helpfully points out the number of African American delegates at the three previous conventions. The 2004 convention in New York City hosted 167 African American delegates. A chart in a 2008 study from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies shows that was the most ever in terms of raw numbers and percentage (6.7 percent). But four years later, in St. Paul, Minn., the number plummeted to 36 black delegates or 1.5 percent of the total. The 14 delegates at the 1964 convention were just 1 percent of the total, the lowest ever. If the numbers for the 2016 convention hold, the 18 African Americans in Cleveland will be just 0.7 percent of the total delegates.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/06/06/guess-how-many-african-american-delegates-are-going-to-be-at-the-republican-convention/

Then there's this little bit, which I found entertaining considering who their nominee is.

“The vast majority of states are still in the process submitting delegate slates to the RNC — until all delegations are certified it is premature to report anything about the breakdown of the delegations,” Lovelace told me in a statement. “The RNC is currently working with [historically black colleges and universities] and other groups to ensure people from diverse backgrounds are able to participate during the convention.”

Good luck with that GOP!



Do they really think African American's don't know why this man is such a vocal supporter for their candidate?