Friday 23 November 2012

Black voters want Obama to focus on jobs

President Obama's coalition came through for him big time on Election Day, and members of the coalition want him to return the favor.

African Americans, who backed the nation's first African-American president with 93% of their votes, are calling on Obama to pursue new jobs programs and make sure budget cuts do not fall too heavily on middle- and lower-class Americans.

"I think the president heard us loud and clear," Al Sharpton said, according to the Associated Press. "The collective message was, 'let's build on where we already are.'"

full story :  Black voters want Obama to focus on jobs

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.