Emily L. HauserIt bears noting that the GOP tried this 18 years ago, too, and rather than grokking that running Alan Keyes against Barack Obama was fundamentally foolish, not to mention fundamentally insulting to Black voters—they actually went *harder* in 2022. https://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/08/senate.illinois.keyes/index.html
The leadership of the Republican Party *honestly believes* that Black people will vote for any old Black candidate.
That they can put that Black candidate out there WITH WHITE HANDLERS ON BOTH SIDES—LITERALLY!!!—and Black people will vote for him, 'cause he's Black!