Small Gains With Black Voters Could Boost GOP in 2016

When it comes to black voters, the Republican Party can’t do much worse than it has in the past two presidential elections: It won a paltry 4% of the black vote in 2008 and 6% in 2012.

There’s a big upside for the GOP if it can do better: A modest boost in support from African Americans could tip some important states in presidential elections. That’s partly what’s at stake for the GOP in how African Americans view its response to the shootings in Charleston, S.C., and the Confederate flag controversy.

Here’s a look at how the GOP could benefit from even a modestly better share of the black vote, and the challenges the party faces. CONT.

Dante Chinni, Wall Street Journal

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