One thing I have been saying for a long, long time is that there are a lot of black Americans pulling the lever year in and year out for Democrats, when they SHOULD BE voting for Republicans based on their beliefs.

Well, Gallup is now bringing the numbers. What you'll notice about this particular chart is that on social issues, black Americans are closer to the GOP than the Democrats on EVERYTHING except the death penalty,

Gallup explains this by the percentage of black Americans who go to church. Believe it or not, black Americans actually go to church each week in higher numbers than Republican voters (76% vs. 67%).

Now, are there plenty of black Americans who are socially conservative, but liberal on other issues, and thus a better fit for the Democratic Party?

Yes.

Still, there are a lot of black Americans (I'd say at least 1/3) who should be voting Republican and the reason they're not doing so has more to do with attitudes in the black community towards Republicans than the issues.

That's why the GOP has got to change its approach to black America.

My solution? A National Association for the Advancement of Colored Republican People.