“Vote Blue No Matter Who” and the Generational Divide of the Black Vote

My first lesson on the cultural norms of the two-party political system came when I was 12-years-old. The year was 1992 and Bill Clinton had just been elected president. My mother was excited about the prospect of watching a “lively” inauguration ball on television because as she put it, Democrats were not as stiff as Republicans. It should also be note…