Because we’ve been mean to Obama or something.
Via The Hill:
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) accused Republican leaders of refusing to work with Obama simply to score political points.
The “unfair” treatment of President Obama by congressional Republicans is driving African Americans to the polls “in record numbers,” a leading black lawmaker said Tuesday.
Rep. Elijah Cummings (Md.), the senior Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, accused Republican leaders of refusing to work with Obama simply to deny him legislative victories and score political points.
African Americans are aware of those dynamics, Cummings said during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program, adding that they’re coming to the polls in droves as a result.
“A lot of people feel very upset about the way this president has been treated,” Cummings said. “They feel he’s been treated very unfairly in so many ways, and they know that everything he has tried to do – they are very much aware of this – the Republicans have tried to stop him.”