All the pols are scared to touch this for fear of the proverbial “racist” charge. To them it’s the radioactive equivalent of 600 roentgens, ie certain political death.
It’s not just the potential “racist” charge, fear of supposed riots, etc.
It’s because most of the Repubs are merely elitist insider professional politician DC bloodsuckers who are very little different from the Dems, and they want to continue riding the gravy train without messy disturbances.