After the Civil War, there were some Black Republicans elected in the South.
After I investigated this, I see that there never has been a Black Republican elected from Louisiana in either the Senate or the House.
The issue for Black voters is NOT whether Mary Landrieu should be punished because a flood-stricken street is no better than it was before she was elected, it is whether Mary Landrieu is a better or worse choice than the other people running.
This is a crappy ad because it does not even bother to mention the names of whom to vote FOR, let alone any reason why they would be better than Mary Landrieu.
It is like an ad that says "Don't drink Coca Cola because it was always bad tasting and has never improved."
NOT a "great ad", not a good ad, the only thing different about it is they hired some old Black dude to deliver it. It is only negative crap, and worthless to any informed voter.
The unspoken message is "stay home, do not vote at all." The Republicans LOVE it when minorities stay home.
And of course, the Democrats are also guilty of running stupid negative ads all the time. When they do, it is mostly in response to Republican negative ads.