Comments | ontd_political: Ifill: The GOP Does Not Have Any ‘Breakthrough’ Candidates, They ‘Seem To Have Gone Backwards’

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Ifill: The GOP Does Not Have Any ‘Breakthrough’ Candidates, They ‘Seem To Have Gone Backwards’

Feb 18, 2009 15:57

Last night, the Center for American Progress hosted a discussion between PBS’s Gwen Ifill and CAP President John Podesta about Ifill’s new book, “The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.” After the event, Ifill sat down for an interview with ThinkProgress, where we asked her about the Republican party’s efforts to reach out to ( Read more... )

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bluetooth16 February 19 2009, 00:14:03 UTC

We would have a "breakthrough" if the GOP bothered to do active recruiting in black communities and proved that they are much better than the Democrats.

randomneses February 19 2009, 00:17:00 UTC

They should start by not sending out racist emails back and forth every other week.

pinksta_r February 19 2009, 00:30:21 UTC

Baby steps.

sunoftheskye February 19 2009, 03:04:59 UTC

I think in order to recruit more blacks, your party is going to have to, I dunno, support policies that don't fuck them over?

cherrynorth February 19 2009, 00:52:25 UTC

god, I love this woman. MARRY ME, GWEN.

sunoftheskye February 19 2009, 03:05:19 UTC

I like her but she sucked as a moderator of the debate.

mindrtist February 19 2009, 05:11:50 UTC

BS. He's an idiot (watch the things that come out of his mouth). It IS about race obviously. While it'd be a bad thing to come out and say it, I'm not sure she spoke the truth...

By the way, did I mention he's a total moron? I'm still laughing from this morning when I read that he picked a song about a hooker for the RNC theme song.