Republicans vs Democrats

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[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

1) Republicans started electing blacks to the senate 128 years before the democrats.
2) But to this day only 50% of all black senators have been republicans.

What does that tell you?

It implies to me that:

1) Democrats used to be more racist than republicans.
2) Republicans are now more racist than democrats.

Is this wrong?

[–]wristaction 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

No. It means: 1) Republicans used to deliver favors for blacks. 2) Democrats gave them more.

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Favors like the abolition of slavery and the vote?

[–]wristaction 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yes, but also the disenfranchisement of southern White voters and the installation of black legislatures.

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Is the right to vote really a favor for blacks?

Over and above something that whites had?