Unhappy With GOP? Join It, Blacks Urged
If blacks are unhappy with the Republican Party, they ought to join it and try to change things, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole told the Urban League today.
“If you don’t like what you see in the Republican Party, and not many groups are perfect, the best way to bring about change is join the internal debate,” the Kansas Republican told the civil rights group’s 75th annual conference.
At a breakfast session today, Dole cited such accomplishments by the GOP-run Senate as extension of the Voting Rights Act, establishment of the Martin Luther King holiday and current efforts to extend the Civil Rights Act.
“I believe Republicans understand that there are those who must look to the federal government for help in opening the door of opportunity . . . I think most Republicans that I know are very sensitive,” he said.
Dole said he believes that the GOP is going to be the majority party, “but we’re not going to do it without black support.”
He said Republicans have to earn that support, “but you’ve got to trust some of us.”
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