Bizarrely, people on welfare, and ( so I read in the newspapers) blacks (sorry, African-Americans - they are blacks in Britain) are least likely to vote in US elections, so why politicians pander to that section of society is anyone's guess. Maybe it's because they bitch loudest? Of course the other section of society with the most influence on elections are the minority rich, they have few votes yet, strangely, an awful lot of power. I really think the best vote nowadays is to write "none of the above", get your vote counted without choosing any of those awful people o the ballot paper.