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crossover appeal.
**Tuesday, November 30, 2010 | 10:25 p.m. **
Democrats have a diversity problem.
There, I said it. Many of you reading might be doing a double-take, thinking I went really “against the grain” with this column. You’re thinking: It’s clear Democrats are a much more inclusive party—just look at the fact that nearly one-third of House Democrats are non-white, while Republicans have struggled to diversify.
And am I so naïve to forget Democrats nominated and elected President Obama, the first black president?
But look deeper at the composition of Congress and the governorships, and it’s apparent the Democrats’ strong racial record is somewhat misleading, with its advantage in electing minorities mostly a result of House districts specifically drawn to elect minorities
nationaljournal.com/columns/against-the-grain/democrats-diversity-problem-20101130
**Tuesday, November 30, 2010 | 10:25 p.m. **
Democrats have a diversity problem.
There, I said it. Many of you reading might be doing a double-take, thinking I went really “against the grain” with this column. You’re thinking: It’s clear Democrats are a much more inclusive party—just look at the fact that nearly one-third of House Democrats are non-white, while Republicans have struggled to diversify.
And am I so naïve to forget Democrats nominated and elected President Obama, the first black president?
But look deeper at the composition of Congress and the governorships, and it’s apparent the Democrats’ strong racial record is somewhat misleading, with its advantage in electing minorities mostly a result of House districts specifically drawn to elect minorities
nationaljournal.com/columns/against-the-grain/democrats-diversity-problem-20101130