[Austin Willard Wright]

I hope you are right. I am worried, however, that he does not seem to have a fire in his belly about this issue. Opposition to quotas is one of the defining characteristics of a conservative and most voters, black and white, are against them. A Republican can embrace affirmative action (e.g. reaching out to minorities, etc.) and still be on strong ground in terms of practical politics by drawing the line at quotas.

[rwfromkansas]

Definitely.