The political posturing and back and forth will come to a screeching halt on Tuesday, November 8. We can all agree, Democrats, Republicans and Independents that this has been the most vicious and mean spirited presidential campaign in modern day history.
New attack ads and unreasonable strategies were coming from one candidate’s camp almost on an hourly basis. It is my opinion that the Republican Party have only themselves to blame for this political farce of a campaign that they have represented.
Republicans in Congress spent the past eight years blaming President Barack Obama for everything from the weather to the economy. They had a constant mantra of “no;” no to healthcare, no to women’s rights and no to education. These were only of a few of them!
Instead of trying to develop meaningful dialogues with President Obama, the Republican Party used no as their everyday response. President Obama used many approaches to try and establish a relationship with them but nothing worked.
I will use three adjectives and they are smart, Black and male. Barack Obama fits all the above categories. While they will never, ever admit it, many Republicans, not all Republicans, just could not take it.
Their privilege, their pride and their self-perceived power could not understand how a Black man could become the most powerful person in the world.
Even some in our communities were against President Obama not because of his policies and proposals but because of his race. Unfortunately, too many African Americans suffer from a crabs in the barrel mindset. We simply do not want to see other African Americans succeed. Sad.
