Wednesday, February 25, 2009

The G.O.P.: Running out of diversity

By GottaLaff

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We've seen a shortage of funds. We've seen a shortage of food. Now the G.O.P. has a shortage of... diversity:

The Republican Party is, understandably, extremely eager to put forward a new, new face, and so maybe it's no coincidence that of the three who have come to the fore post-election -- Sarah Palin, Michael Steele, and Bobby Jindal, none are white men.

But beyond them, the party's top rank is overwhelmingly white and male. And Jindal's weak performance last night [...] serves, along with Palin's fading profile, a reminder that the party is unlikely to have an obviously, visibly different face to put forward in 2012.

So which white guy will it be? Because that's all they have left: Very un-diverse white guys.

At this point, though, there's a fairly clear frontrunner, I think: Mitt Romney.

Go here for more. I've had enough, thank you.

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