Does Mitt Romney really understand the needs of Black voters NAACP leaders say that his keynote address yesterday at the NAACP Annual Convention in Houston was “appreciated,” but it reveals the presidential candidate’s significant disconnect with the Black population and its needs.
“While we are glad that Gov. Romney recognized the power of the Black electorate, he laid out an agenda that was antithetical to many of our interests,” said NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous in a statement. He particularly noted Romney’s stance to eliminate President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, legislation that could potentially improve gaps in racial inequities in healthcare.
NAACP Chairman Roslyn M. Brock made similar statements, adding Romney’s opposing viewpoints on education reform and marriage equality, but she noted that the NAACP “appreciate[s] that he took the opportunity to speak with us directly.”
