“Democrats understand how important light brown skin is to their election strategy of getting both black and Hispanic votes.”
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I’m not sure if I should thank you or curse you for reminding me of the vacuousness of American politics; however, I will volunteer to pay for Newt’s tanning booth sessions! (smile)
Why do you think Obama instituted the tanning tax? Another anti-Republican effort. ;)
This is a reflection of racial reality in this country. Obama is half-white but is perceived as black due to his color. Racially mixed people are increasing. We also have more immigration from other ethnicities, many of which people can’t even always specifically identify. Hispanics and blacks are much friendlier than they were in past decades and there is more intermarriage among them.
The MSM types have developed a new term, “globals” for the sort of vague but distinctly non-white ethnicity that encompasses mixed races and others. In terms of racial polarization, the country is definitely coalescing between white and non-white. Color means more than anything to racial identity now. And if Clinton was the first black President, then Obama is definitely the first Hispanic President. My message to Republicans this year is don’t bet anything on increasing your percentage of Hispanic votes from 2008 at all.