I’m really proud of Tennessee
So much for the African Americans will vote for the African American meme.
Nikki Tinker, the Democratic attorney who based her primary challenge to first-term Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) almost entirely on appeals to race and religion, has gone down to an ignominious defeat.
Cohen won a divided primary for this safe seat in 2006, becoming the only white Congressman to represent a majority-minority district in the South. Tinker, who also ran in that primary, based her challenge this time around on direct arguments that the state’s African-Americans should have a seat in Congress, and also aired a particularly nasty ad attacking the Jewish incumbent Cohen for visiting “our churches.”
79% to 19% sends a pretty strong message.
There are certain folks who aren’t considered “black” by the black community, thus blacks won’t vote for them in large numbers.
This woman was a black republican, so I’m not exactly surprised. Folks like Thomas Sowell, Condi Rice, Colin Powell etc. etc. are ostracized by the black community, while the Al Sharptons & Jesse Jackson’s are embraced.
Yes indeedy!
Sowell, Rice and Powell had the AUDACITY to actually become respected and established in the real world.
How dare they…..HOW DARE THEY!!!!!!
Sigh… She’s a Democrat, Mike. This was a primary race.
MIKE
Once again you have proven how stupid you are the woman was a Democrat. I suggest that you refrain from posting until you make sure you know what you are talking about.
Sorry pandora i couldn’t resist.
That’s what I get for commenting in the morning.
“Sowell, Rice and Powell had the AUDACITY to actually become respected and established in the real world.
How dare they…..HOW DARE THEY!!!!!!”
Which was exactly my point.
Sounds to me like she was a nasty, race-baiting bitch. I agree pandora, I’m proud Tennessee didn’t vote for her.