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"These differences in perspective are manifesting themselves in seismic shifts in public opinion. According to polls conducted by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, roughly one-third of black Americans under the age of 35 describe themselves as independents. Black support for the Republican Party has more than doubled, from 4 percent to 10 percent, over the past two years. During the same period, support for the Democratic Party has dropped 11 percent among black voters. This new generation is straddling partisan lines on core issues such as education reform and welfare reform."