For many decades the dem's have been saying they are the party that will
lead the poor out of their misery. This probably relates more to the
blacks in this country than any other group. And this time we even have
the possibility of a black president to carry out those promises. Dem's do
not lower taxes. Dem's never actually do what they say they will to help
the poor because they would lose their voter base if they actually did
help them. The problem that the poor endures has gone on for decades and
won't be helped any more by Obama than any past democrat has helped them.
As the old saying goes--"You can lead a liberal to knowledge, but you
can't make him think".

And don't forget-- in the last 50-60 years, dem's have had the presidency
and control of congress a lot more often than the reverse, but still never
helped the poor out of their plite.