By: Marc H. Morial
President and CEO
National Urban League
At the National Urban League's recent annual conference, our presidential candidates forum illustrated just how difficult the choice for president will be among African-Americans of all political affiliations, in light of the strong field of contenders from both sides of the aisle.
From Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich's impassioned plea for universal health care to New York Sen. Hillary Clinton's plan to put all the nation's children on the path to success to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's idea of holding a White House summit on minority business to former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards' ongoing fight against poverty, all four presidential contenders threw their arms around the Urban League's Opportunity Compact, a public policy blueprint for a stronger urban America.
Although no GOP candidates showed up for the presidential forum, there was representation from the Republican Party at our panel discussion on the black vote. At that session, even GOP strategist Tara Wall lamented the lack of GOP candidates agreeing to appear at our forum. "I think all the candidates should be here, on both sides,'' Wall said. The Rev. Al Sharpton suggested that Republicans may be losing out to Democrats with regards to the black vote
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