It’s a sad form of amusement to see a befuddled progressive:
The Republican Rainbow Coalition Is Real
No, seriously. The Republicans now have more top-flight minority candidates than the Democrats. How did this happen?
Picture the first Democratic presidential debate next year: presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton, surrounded by a group of white men hoping to play spoiler.
Then picture the Republican presidential debate stage: two Hispanic Americans, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio; an African American, Ben Carson; and an Indian American, Bobby Jindal. Add to that Jeb Bush, a Spanish-speaking former governor with a Mexican-born wife; and Rand Paul, a senator who has made appealing to black voters a central part of his political identity.
At its highest levels, the Republican Party is building a noticeably more diverse group of talent—call it the GOP’s Rainbow Coalition.
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Today, the Republicans can call upon an array of minority senators, governors, and congressmen. Black Sen. Tim Scott was elected to fill out Jim DeMint’s Senate term. Black Republican members-elect include Mia Love of Utah and Will Hurd of Texas. Minority governors Susana Martinez, Nikki Haley, and Brian Sandoval all won reelection. Along with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, that gives the GOP four people of color in charge of statehouses. The Democrats have just one, the governor-elect of Hawaii.
Read the Daily Beast piece. Good words by Senator Ted Cruz at the end.
The CBC (Congressional Black Caucus) is going to have to change its name.
For one thing, there are black Republicans who will not be in that group.
For another, the CBC leader, Marcia Fudge, says black voters cannot take the blame for DEMOCRATS (who she calls, ”we” and ”us”) not winning.
http://cbc.fudge.house.gov/press-releases/dont-blame-us-cbc-chair-marcia-l-fudge-releases-opinion-on-2014-midterm-election-results/
No doubt, all those Republicans are Uncle-somethings. The terms have yet to be defined.