Whether it is from the left or from the right, suggestions that politicians of any political party are somehow more 'moral' or less racist than another always amuses me...the naiveness, the innocence, the childlike trust of such an inherently corrupt institution. To be a politician is in itself, to such an overwhelming degree, a backbone less career. Your personal views are so overwhelmed by your political calculations, that its insignificant to even consider them.

Whether it is the right or the left, both sides are always trying to maximize votes. To imply that one side is somehow immune from all of it is absurd. As Matthew Yglesias wrote, "Racism is a key part of the story, but it plays a much bigger role in explaining why Adlai Stevenson and John Kennedy won South Carolina than in explaining why Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush won there." That is not to say that I think Republicans are any different than Democrats when it comes to race, they are not. Both sides will do whatever it takes to get elected - whether it's Rudy Giuliani or Hillary Clinton. To think otherwise is to romanticize politics. This is why I try to focus on the policies, not the politicians.

Btw, as far as minorities and political parties go, there too, both sides can claim puppetry from the other side, see here.

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