"The internal polls may show Ford losing - that is why they are saying if he does, then it is 'racism'."
They'll probably try to claim that but IMHO if Ford loses it's because of his crime-laden family and the fact that he came off as a total snake in the debate I saw.
They're already saying Steele may lose because of race (nasty ol' white Republicans):
Rural areas' racism may cost Steele votes
Washington Times ^ | October 14, 2006 | S.A. Miller
Posted on 10/14/2006 6:53:35 AM PDT by sitetest
Residents in Western Maryland and on the Eastern Shore say there are many whites among them who will not vote for a black candidate, such as Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele, who is running for the U.S. Senate.
"Here in rural parts of the state, race might be an issue. It shouldn't, but it might," Greg Slick, a physical education teacher at North Hagerstown High School, said at a recent Friday night varsity football game. "They are not openly going to say it."
Mr. Slick, 52, a registered Republican who is white, said he will vote for Mr. Steele. But he added that the World Knights of the Ku Klux Klan is not based in nearby Sharpsburg by accident, despite public outcry every summer over the group's annual rally at Antietam National Battlefield.
"Someone is drawing them here," he said.
David Marshall, 54, a white waterman from Crisfield on the Eastern Shore, said he is sure some of the people he works with will vote against Mr. Steele because of his skin color.
However, he said he and his friends will vote for Mr. Steele, regardless of his race.
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Note, however, that the whites they interview say they WILL vote for him and they are REPUBLICANS. Republicans do not, by and large, care about your race.
but they can't bother with any REAL investigation into real issues and matters that effect elections.
I have a feeling that Steele would be hurt MORE by racist blacks (who cling to failure as black pride and success as "turning white") than he would be hurt by racist whites in the election.....