Bloc Voting by Africans and Hispanics

According to a report by "The Economist" wrote, Doug Jones won the special election to fill the seat of Jefferson Sessions (who became the Attorney General) in the Senate.

According to another report by "The Economist", "Black voters, who usually comprise around a quarter of Alabama’s electorate, turned out in droves. Exit polls suggest they made up 29%, and that Mr Jones won 96% of their votes."

Africans and Hispanics consistently vote as a bloc typically to get preferential treatment (e.g., affirmative action) from political candidates. Also, Africans and Hispanics prefer candidates who have, respectively, African or Hispanic ancestry. This voting pattern has altered the character of the United States.

By contrast, Americans of European ancestry (and, to a lesser extent, Asian ancestry) do not vote as a bloc. They look at various sides of important issues before casting a vote for a political candidate, and if 2 candidates have similar political positions, European-Americans roughly evenly split their votes for them. European-Americans do not seek preferential treatment and do oppose using ancestry as a criteria for supporting a candidate.

The Democratic primaries in 2008 are instructive. During an interview conducted by CNN, a Democratic strategist noted that the political positions of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were nearly identical. Yet, roughly 80% of the votes from African-Americans went to Obama. The Africans clearly voted as a bloc — and on the basis of skin color.

By contrast, European-Americans roughly evenly split their votes between Clinton and Obama. The demographic breakdown reported by the "New York Times" for California is typical for the votes in the Democratic primaries. Bloc voting by Africans explains why Clinton lost the Democratic nomination for president in 2008.

The voting pattern of Africans and Hispanics is a stark warning to the French, the Germans, and other Europeans. African or Middle-Eastern immigrants (in Europe) and their descendants also vote as a bloc typically to get preferential treatment. After their percentage of the overall population reaches 20%, their behavior will permanently alter the character of the European nations.

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In an interview conducted by National Public Radio (NPR), a Hispanic voter stated, "I think it's gonna basically deflate Donald Trump and I think this race – my crystal ball is a little foggy but I think it's gonna come down to the two Cubans, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, and I think one of them will be our nominee this summer. And as a young, Latino conservative, I'm very, very excited about that." Like Africans, this Hispanic voter unabashedly advocates using ancestry as a criteria for supporting a political candidate.