Okay, Dick really has been phoning it in lately. This "article" has two major flaws.
First, he says America has never had an African-American governor of either party.
Doesn't he remember Doug Wilder from Virginia? He was governor, not that long ago either.
Second, who is this Al Sharpton operative? And why would Hillary need Al to vouch for her against Condi in South Carolina?
A. Al ran for president and got smoked in SC. Lost big time even among black voters. Why would anyone think that having Al "vouch" for you down there would be helpful.
B. Why would Hillary need anyone to vouch for her in SC? SC is an important primary but is not contested in general elections for president. Is this "Sharpton operative" suggesting they'd be in a primary down there? For which party exactly?
None of this makes any sense. Am i wrong?
I think you've mis-read, or more to the point, read in more than he said:
That's present tense -- of the 50 current governors, he's saying that none are black, and I think that's correct.
None of this makes any sense. Am i wrong?
No.
My guess is that when the final tally comes in 2008 there will be no significant increase in the black vote for Republicans.
The DemoRATs after yesterday have confirmed that what works best is to ensure that Bush remains the white-man punching bag. The Republicans continue to cower in fear whenever JJ, Rev. Al and their gang whip out the race card.
re: #1, he used the present tense
He's not saying there has never been a black Governor, only that there are none currently