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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
http://www.msnbc.com/news/989481.asp?vts=110520030830
So ... the Dems need to make more of an effort to embrace racists, and those people he is trying to encourage to vote for him are called po' white trash.
Ya know, I've thought all this "Dean can't open his mouth without screwing up" stuff is a bit overplayed, but, damn.
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Scary stuff.
The unholy democratic alliance of northern white ethnics and northern blacks would almost certainly be damaged further if anyone in the Dem party tried to make too much of this. Which is to say, I'll be mildly surprised if any of the candidates tries too hard to exploit this.
Does the national DNC have any real authority to silence any of the candidates if they do raise this issue? Seriously, this is the kind of thing that could drive one or other of the core constituencies away when the Dems can least afford it.
Then again, if the Dems had to choose a poison, I'd bet they'd "toss" the minorities overboard in the popularity contest. Specifically, its probably easier to offend the minorities than the ethnics etc, at least because they perceive that the minorities cannot turn to the other party.
Along those lines, right now would be a great time for Bush to reach out to minorities, if Rove can even imagine a way to do so.
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