look at this interesting fact about Condi..
Rice was a Democrat until 1982 when she changed her political affiliation to Republican after growing averse to former President Jimmy Carter's foreign policy.[12][13]She cites influence from her father, John Wesley, in this decision, whohimself switched from Democrat to Republican after being denied votingregistration by the Democratic registrar. In her words to the 2000Republican National Convention, "My father joined our party because theDemocrats in Jim Crow Alabama of 1952 would not register him to vote.The Republicans did.