Race rises as one top issue in race for RNC chair (McCain, racism)

[PradoM]

Alexander Burns / Politico.com

As the campaign for Republican National Committee chair enters its final stretch, the contest is pivoting on a potentially explosive issue: race.

Whether it's due to the unusual composition of the candidate field, the attacks they are leveling on each other or the widespread recognition within the RNC that the party must do a better job of competing for minority votes, the overwhelmingly white RNC is wrestling with unaccustomed questions about diversity and racial symbolism...

Though Republicans captured just 4 percent of the African-American vote in the last presidential race, two black candidates are vying to lead the GOP: former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell and former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele...

"If the nation can celebrate the first African-American president, I would think the Republican Party would celebrate if we had the opportunity to celebrate an African-American national chairman," said Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer, who supports Steele.

Detroit News (http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090123/POLITICS/901230303 - broken link)

Yup, 4% of AAs supported McCain, African-Americans deserve the chairmanship of the GOP...

more insanity, the US is cooked.

[BigJon3475]

It won't matter if they get hired or not. Either one will be considered a token if hired. And if not the liberal's racism rants will grow. By the way do you even know what either of them stand for? Steele is actually not that bad although I don't know much about the other guy.