Horse hockey from the Associated Press
Associated Press:
As a black Republican running for Senate, Lt. Gov. Michael Steele needs to upset some traditions — the historical reliance of blacks on the Democratic Party and the reluctance of many whites to vote for a minority.
So we’re supposed to think that “many whites,” as in an electorally significant number (otherwise, why mention them?), are relucant to vote for a minority? Bullshit! That’s a canard of the PC. I don’t know any white voter who wouldn’t back a candidate only because the candidate is a minority, and I bet you don’t know one either. In fact, whether it’s a Jesse Jackson on the left or a Michael Steele on the right, minority candidates draw especially enthusiastic support from whites who share their ideology.
If Michael Steele loses in Maryland, he will not have lost because he’s black. He will have lost because he’s a Republican in a heavily Democratic state.
Relatedly, Steele’s campaign has put out a new, devastatingly effective ad. Watch it.
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