So we have constant mistakes, no knowledge of the economy, an evil bit of temper, no relationship with blacks, and the fact that he's so old he remembers a war my grandfather served in. Yeah this won't work.

This is exactly the same non-relationship that most republican politicians have with the black communities across america. Republican policies do not appeal to blacks on many levels, and it's very telling that Mccain doesn't even try to have any dialogue what-so-ever with the black community. Mccain, like Bush, and like most republicans, by-in-large only represent conservative white people. How can Mccain possibly represent all of America when he refuses to have a conversation with so many of the country's citizens? All you have to do is look at who is standing behind Mccain every time he gives a speech - he's old and tired just like his style of politics. A Mccain administration would be tired and old-world, and clearly lack diversity. This is one more reason we MUST HAVE change in 2008 - a lot of us are tired of only a portion of U.S. citizens being represented by our leaders.

Isn't that the problem with McCain? He's not really a "relationship" guy. I'm a republican (and live in Arizona) and I can't stand the man. And I don't really love his policies. I like Obama as a person, but don't love his policies either. And I don't like Clinton as a person and I don't like her policies. So, I'm stuck. I may just sit this election out. How frustrating.

Dems, whether they lie or not, will speak to and work for the AA vote. This is a big problem with Repugs. This is why the party as a whole is considered racist by many.

it doesn't take anything but time to court the AA vote. Sen. McCain, evidently will rely on the backwards white voters and maybe some hispanics. Until the party as a whole decide that the AA vote is important, they will continue to lag in support and keep the label of a racist party.

Don't overthink this one: McCain has done his homework.

In Arizona, if not nationally, there are more crackers than blacks.

It's politics, Repuke style.

Not to put too fine a point on itb, but this matters, why? AA voters are usually overwhelmingly dem and make no real difference as "swing voters". Th equestion will boil down to who can win over the swing voter hispanic polulation which is much larger and traditionally split between the Dem and the GOP. Saying McCain has zero relationship with AA is like saying Obama has zero relationship with white southerners. It makes no difference because neither group was going to switch party alliegence. General elections are ALWAYS won in the middle. The margins always cancel each other out and are largely irrelevant to the results.

Poppycock! He allowed a negro to hold his umbrella for him outside the Loraine Motel on the 40th anniversary of the MLK assassination ... that must mean something!

Zero relationship? He's probably afraid to go to an African-American neighborhood without some Blackhawk helicopters and a few hundred troops.

"How can you say that when he has some black babies," GW Bush.