What do you think the black community's reaction will be to a vanishing number in Congress who look like them?

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2. ...it's already pretty bad for the black community

...I personally resent the fact that we're about to lose the token representation we had, and that we're now entering into a period where black Americans', black communities' political influence is just disappearing altogether.

Generations slip through the cracks as politicians and parties position themselves.

Bill Clinton used to say that 'we go up or down together.'

I think that was just wishful thinking.

I fear that I will permanently lose voting rights because of this equation. I'm convinced that we're already being abandoned by Americans who can't or won't take the extra step to ensure Bill Clinton's ideal.