By Jason Johnson
As the number of candidates has grown from a
group to a sports to team to what now resembles the crowd during the
closing credits of SNL, it's getting harder and harder to distinguish
which candidates really warrant much scrutiny.
Chris Christie became the 14th Republican
candidate to declare and we can expect at least two more (John Kasich
and Scott Walker) to announce this month.
If there's anyone in the GOP who should feel
accountable to African American primary voters it's Christie. This is a
particularly important constituency for him because unlike every other
Republican contender, he boasts bringing in
about 21 percent of the African American vote in his last re-election
in 2014, a jump from only 9 percent in his first race in 2010.
African Americans, a key constituency for any
contender in 2016, have a special set of concerns and asks for anyone
running for president that are seldom directly addressed. Throughout the
2016 campaign season NBCBLK will examine the candidates' statements,
campaigns, and policies to find out what they have to offer the black
community. Hopefully their campaigns will feel compelled to respond.
Full article available here: Questions for Christie
Source: NBC News
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