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Article: Why African Americans overwhelmingly support Bill Clinton
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- Indianapolis Recorder
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- October 26, 1996
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Al Edwards
Indianapolis Recorder
10-26-1996
Why African Americans overwhelmingly support Bill Clinton.
With the November elections fast approaching, it is certain that the vast majority of African Americans who go to the polls will vote to re-elect President Bill Clinton and to help Democrats regain control of the U.S. Congress.
There are many good reasons why African Americans have embraced the president from Hope, Ark. However, their support for Clinton has caused dismay among traditional foes, and even a few friends in the African-American community.
The president's 90 percent approval rating among African Americans is most dismaying to those in the Republican Party who hope that the ...