black candidates know whats up. hopefully they will run as independents and hopefully they or another independent will win. what will it take for more and more people, black, white, whatever, to leave the democratic and republican party in droves as it should be self-evident, by now, how both major party's are a bunch of parasites. so best of luck to michael jackson, don cravins and lydia jackson.
republicans and democrats two wings of the same great bird of prey
being a democrat or a republican is the equivalent of being dumb and dumber.
times-picayune excerpts:Sen. Don Cravins Jr., Sen. Lydia Jackson and Rep. Michael Jackson say the state and national Democratic parties have failed to recruit and support black candidates to run for federal and statewide offices. They said there's disparity between how the party treats black and white candidates.
"For many, many years, the African-American community has been very supportive of Democrats, and many of us feel that has not been reciprocated," said Cravins, D-Opelousas.
Cravins said he is considering a run as an independent for the 7th U.S. Congressional District that is held by U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany Jr., R-Lafayette.
Though he said the Democratic Party supports him as a state senator in a majority black district, Cravins said he worries that financial and organizational help would evaporate once he ventures into a congressional district that is majority white.
"When an African-American candidate runs in a majority white district, race is always an issue," said Cravins.
Cravins' father — Opelousas Mayor Don Cravins Sr. — ran for Congress in 2004 and lost, and at the time, Cravins Sr. criticized members of the Democratic Party for not providing enough support for his candidacy.
Rep. Michael Jackson, D-Baton Rouge, said the party favored fellow Democrat Don Cazayoux over him in the recent race for the 6th U.S. Congressional District, and he said that cut into his fundraising ability. He's considering running as an independent for the seat in November. Cazayoux won the congressional seat and was sworn into office this week, but he'll have to run again in the fall to hang onto the job.
Sen. Lydia Jackson, D-Shreveport, also said she is weighing a run as an independent for the 4th U.S. Congressional District seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Rep. James McCrery, R-Shreveport. She said she has some problems with the way the party has been recruiting and supporting candidates.
"Looking at the demographics for the 4th, it just makes sense to consider the independent route," she said. ~ read more
