Allen/Webb: Confederacty of Dunces?
Now I used to be a big George Allen fan, but after meeting him once, and seeing this campaign unfold, I am really lukewarm on him. Granted that Webb seems to be the perfect person to run against Allen, but this races accomplishes what the Dems want, which is to make a GOP's '08 prospect look weak. The seem to be accomplishing this, however, by making it one of the more weird and downright shamefull races this cycle.
The always excellent La Shawn Barber has more, specifically on how racial issues have come into the race:
The always excellent La Shawn Barber has more, specifically on how racial issues have come into the race:
The Washington Post says Allen’s and Webb’s use of racial epithets matters. So let’s imagine this: both men called black people “niggers” on occasion back in the day. Bad boys. Both are running for the same Senate seat. The Post calls Allen’s record on race “mixed” because he opposed an MLK holiday and supported Confederate History Month but sent taxpayers’ money to black colleges to “apologize” for slavery.
Whatever.
What are black Virginians supposed to do with this information? Refuse to vote for either one?
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