Bitter Truth For Black Politicians In McKinney Defeat

Yes, I read the whole thing. And yes the writer does discuss the changing of the black electorate.

But the title of the article is: "Bitter Truth For Black Politicians In McKinney Defeat".

How is this a bitter truth for conservative black politicians?

It doesn't say Bitter Truth for Liberal or "Traditional" Black Politicians which it should have said it the writer was truthful. So the author throws race in the readers face from the get go.

rdb3 said "It wasn't about trading one black for another. The issues in this race really mattered for a change.". Are you really saying if a white person had run on the same issues in place of the black person who won that the white person would have won as well?

I think had the alternative to McKenney not been black McKenney would have won.

And lastly about me "only seeing skin color" in this article. The author's article is pointedly entirely about black people. How is it you expect me to miss that fact?

And no, I'm not angry... I just woke up... ;-)

It doesn't say Bitter Truth for Liberal or "Traditional" Black Politicians which it should have said it the writer was truthful. So the author throws race in the readers face from the get go.

I don't want to sound condescending, but, when it comes down to "black politicians," they're on the Left, not Right. Therefore, it's a virtual given as to who he's talking about.

I believe it would have been easier to demagogue a white candidate, even if that candidate was a RAT like Majette. But Tucker really stuck her foot in her mouth. The issues played out in this contest, and it was far more than race. The author points this out perfectly.

And lastly about me "only seeing skin color" in this article. The author's article is pointedly entirely about black people. How is it you expect me to miss that fact?

You're not supposed to miss this fact, DB. That's what the whole article is about.

Where are the black owners?

Why hasn't affirmative action worked?

The dirty little secret of business ownership is that even in a very successful business the profit--the difference between income and expenses--is generally far smaller than the expenses, never mind the income. That means that a small improvement is income, and/or a small improvement is expenses, has a large effect on profit. In consequence the businessman has to sweat the details. No one who is unwilling to submit to that discipline--and to be derided as a Scrooge or a nerd for doing so--has much prospects as the operator of a small business.
So affirmative action cannot make you an entrepreneur.
There is no conceivable way. And if you do have that discipline, affirmative action is probably not going to be the difference between success and failure.

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