a cnn poll shows 73% of african-americans think some or all of tea party supporters who generally lean republican are racially prejudiced. and only 26% of african-americans think the republican party does a good job of reaching out to minorities. nelson says republicans have been calling her lately for advice and she s sharing. if all of your messengers are gray-haired white males, middle-aged white males there s nothing wrong with white males, imneat saying anything bad about them but it is a perception issue. thank you everyone for coming today. reporter: conservatives have tried to change that perception. for example, when congresswoman michelle bachmann called her tea party caucus together, at least five speakers were people of color. nelson says that s not good enough. just because you have a black face doesn t mean you have credibility in your community. right? i mean so people look at you based on what you ve done, what organizations you re a part of, are you helping t
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part of? that s the kind of stuff that resonates with people. it is the kind of thing that resonates with people. nelson says that s why barack obama s work as a community organizer resonated with so many african-americans. she said if republicans really want to attract more african-americans to the party, they should re-acquaint themselves with somebody like colin powell, a moderate republican who, yes, endorsed barack obama for president but he is respected in the black community. we want to know what you think about this this morning. what can the republican party, or the tea party movement, do to attract more african-americans? write your comments on my blog at cnn.com/amfix. kiran? all right, great gut check this morning for us, carol. thanks so much. colin powell, didn t they kind of elbow him out of the party after he supported president obama? what was it that dick cheney said about him? is he still a republican? 30 minutes after the hour. a dangerous situation unfoldin
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