>Did he say if he’d run as a D or R?<
He’s running as a Dumocrat. He USED to be a GOP backer with his “I’m rich” mantra during the 80’s. He began drinking the lefty Kool Aid during the 90’s.
And yes, Barkley has used the race card more than once, even though he used to be married to a white woman. He’ll MOST probably win with the black vote in Bama’.
If Charles was smart, he would run as a Republican.
He would win with a lot more votes in ‘Bama.