I agree they’ll likely go after an ethnic pick, seeking to rival Obama’s success. But I think it will fall flat. People have observed that under Obama, racial tensions and identity politics have deepened our divide.
Also, Obama was a once in a lifetime phenomenon. He didn’t prevail solely because he was half-black. He is also an incredibly gifted politician with terrific oratory skills.
It will be difficult, if not impossible to find someone with those gifts. But there might be someone out there that hasn’t risen to prominence yet. Obama’s rise was meteoric and it could happen again.
At this point, it appears blacks won’t deliver their votes in huge numbers WITHOUT a black candidate - a crippling limitation for the Dems. We have been more polarized over the past eight years, and if Obama had any of the magic or popularity attributed to him by the enemedia Hillary would have destroyed Trump.
Obama’s legacy is Republicans in control of all segments of government, and someone as flawed/erratic as Trump in the White House. All the mud slung at Trump over the past year by libs now has to be re-examined as they come to terms with the fact that he beat their anointed candidate - the heroine of the left.