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  • Why the Republican Party Can't Win With Minorities

    03/16/2009 7:45:26 AM PDT · by re_tail20 · 33 replies · 1,214+ views
    The Wall Street Journal ^ | March 16, 2009 | Shelby Steele
    Today conservatism is stigmatized in our culture as an antiminority political philosophy. In certain quarters, conservatism is simply racism by another name. And minorities who openly identify themselves as conservatives are still novelties, fish out of water. Yet there is now the feeling that without an appeal to minorities, conservatism is at risk of marginalization. The recent election revealed a Republican Party -- largely white, male and Southern -- seemingly on its way to becoming a "regional" party. Still, an appeal targeted just at minorities -- reeking as it surely would of identity politics -- is anathema to most conservatives....