Republican national chairman Michael Steele pledged Saturday to take his party into “every corner, every community center, every church” to fight for the black vote.
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And at the State of Black America forum, he got a reminder of just how hard that would be, even for the first African-American to lead the Republican party.
It wasn’t for lack of trying by Steele, who has talked in recent weeks about creating a new Republican party—one that is younger and more diverse, even cool. At the forum, Steele shared a stage with the Rev. Al Sharpton and other prominent liberals. And even Steele faulted his own party for ignoring the black community too long.
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