[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by BoLevi

But that's not what Biden said. He said that the Latino community was a diverse community with different attitudes about different things.

And he's right. The Latino and Hispanic community is much more diverse. It is very hard to appeal to this demographic because of this diversity. Messaging campaigns targeting Latinos are extremely complex and require greater focus on micro issues.

He said the african american community is not a diverse community - that african americans do not have "diverse attitudes about different things."

You said this is correct.

It is. African Americans vote along very well known issue lines and rarely stray from those.

I just find it strange in today's climate that you agree with the statement that african americans do not have diverse attitudes.

That's like saying that Evangelicals have diverse attitudes. They may be diverse in their beliefs, but politically speaking, they all share a common number of known issues that drive them to the polls.

Originally Posted by nfotiu

Definitely agree.

I don't think that was Biden's point at all, and diversity was probably a poor choice of words. The Black community tends to unite around politicians, political party and policies. The Latino community doesn't at all and a presidential candidate cannot campaign to the community as a whole.

Exactly. The diversity in the Latin community makes them very difficult to appeal to and nail down. They are the proverbial jello being nailed to the wall.