If Carson had the exact same credentials and were white, would anybody be taking him seriously as a plausible Presidential candidate? The fact that his candidacy or Herman Cain's was treated as anything other than a fringe phenomenon has more to do with the GOP's own form a affirmative action than political correctness. They're so desperate to prove how "inclusive" and non-racist they are that they'll showcase any minority candidate, no matter how dubious his qualifications (.
Case in point: in 1992, a software engineer and small business owner named Jim Lenane ran for the GOP Presidential nomination. He had about the same qualifications for the job as Carson and Cain. Smart and decent guy by all accounts (like Carson), but how many people noticed him then, or remember him today? Had Lenane been black, different story. He would have at least gotten his 15 minutes of fame like Cain.
The fact that his candidacy or Herman Cain's was treated as anything other than a fringe phenomenon has more to do with the GOP's own form a affirmative action than political correctness
Should be :
"The fact that his candidacy or Herman Cain's was treated as anything other than a fringe phenomenon has more to do with the GOP's own form of affirmative action and political correctness."