[SamuraiScot]

Do you think it should have been possible to pull this off without putting an unvarnished racist in the #2 slot

Don't drink the Commie KoolAid. Helms was a hero. Blacks I know who worked for him loved the man.

[wjcsux]

I met Senator Helms in the early 80’s. he was a very humble man who considered it a privilege to serve in the U.S Senate.