Al Gore might think he has the African-American vote in his back pocket.

Mr. Bush won about 11 percent of the African-American vote last year, up slightly from 2000.

"How are you going to get the African-American vote?"

I believe that's where the majority of the African-American vote will have to go.

When Bush ran for re-election in 2004, he drew 11 percent of the African-American vote.

The African-American vote is expected to be 40 to 50 percent of the Democratic turnout.

But is it something that had a cumulative effect and had an impact on the African-American vote?

"The power in this election lies in the African-American vote," she asserted.

"The Democrats did a very good job getting to their African-American vote in the city."

"My job," he said, "is to get the African-American vote."