[T. P. Pole]

Given the living conditions and South Dakota's unpredictable weather, voting Indians absentee is the only practical way.

Does that phrase seem funny to anyone else? Almost sounds non-PC.

[okie01]

Given the living conditions and South Dakota's unpredictable weather, voting Indians absentee is the only practical way.
Clifford Scott
Former Chair
South Dakota Democrat Party

"Does that phrase seem funny to anyone else? Almost sounds non-PC."
The Observant
T.P. Pole

It almost sounds like a Freudian slip. As in "you gotta vote those Indians absentee to make sure they vote...and vote 'right'".

In fact, it almost certainly is a Freudian slip, recalling all those tactical sessions concerned with "getting out the vote" that Mr. Scott attended in his former role.

As such, it is repulsively condescending and patronizing. The Oglala Sioux are clearly considered Democrat chattel, confined to that great liberal plantation on the plains.

Excellent catch. Scott and the South Dakota Democrats are caught out, right there on the pages of the Wall Street Journal.