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The party has nominated African American candidates for senator or governor in Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland, but they all lost. More recently, President Bush has pushed for Hispanic votes, winning 35% in 2000 and 44% in 2004. In 2004, 44% of Asian Americans voted for George W. Bush.[15] In the 2006 House races, The GOP won 51% of white votes, 37% Asian votes, and 30% Hispanic votes, while winning only 10% of African American votes.
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Reality is although blacks are 10% of the voting population 18% of blacks voted Republican in Ohio last election if that would have been in the right counties for Dems Kerry would have won.
In certain states blacks are the key swing votes in others it is Hispanics...1-2% means a lot with the past two elections being as close as they have.