Today Bush will speak to the Urban League where his campaign staff claims that he wants to speak "directly with the African-American community about how his agenda is worthy of their attention and consideration." Looking at some of the numbers, he certainly has an uphill battle on his hands.
Blacks supported Democrat Al Gore over Bush by a 9-1 margin in the 2000 election, and the poll released this week by BET/CBS News showed their backing for Kerry is almost as strong.
Nine out of 10 black adults surveyed believe the Iraq war was not worth the cost in lives or money, and the same proportion believe the country is headed in the wrong direction.
