Black Republicans.

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5. Social Values.

I'll be blunt, many African-Americans are homophobic. But that's not the one that is the strongest. A large number of African-Americans are pro-life. They aren't usually political about it, or radical about it, but it's a very strongly held belief, and the fact that the Democratic platform is pro-choice is very uncomfortable for them.

Now, on top of that the Republican party is seen as "upholding Christian values". This means a lot to some African-Americans. So, having prayer in schools, in public meetings, etc. means a lot to them. Again, they don't tend to get political about it, but it's how they feel.

We have seen some church pastors choose to suggest that their congregations vote Republican. I think we saw a lot of it when Reagan was running, but I don't remember.

There were a lot of conservative African-Americans who were holding their noses to vote for Obama because he wasn't conservative.

I also have black gay Republicans in my family. I harass them. perhaps because I don't understand them. But I think it's the "low taxes" thing.