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The Alabama Democratic Party (or Are We Screwed)?
A few years ago, Alabama Democrats had a falling out. The white members were afraid the black caucus was too powerful and keeping Alabama Democratic candidates unelectable in our state - putting up the 'wrong kind' of candidates. The white membership kind of split off, organized a little, fell apart. Came back.
And now, here we are:
by Kyle Whitmire, al.com opinion writer
You should go to an Alabama Democratic Executive Committee meeting, even if you are a Republican.
No matter what anyone says, racism is not a thing of the past, and there's no better reminder -- of its existence and of its corruptive, disruptive and self-defeating influence -- than attending an SDEC meeting.
Last week Alabama Democrats gathered in Montgomery to fight the same battle they've been fighting for the last several years. Nationally, Democrats have done a good job of cobbling together many smaller constituencies into majorities, and with them winning the White House. Had no Republicans mastered gerrymandering congressional districts throughout the country, they'd probably have both houses of Congress, too.
But in Alabama, it's a different story.
No matter what anyone says, racism is not a thing of the past, and there's no better reminder -- of its existence and of its corruptive, disruptive and self-defeating influence -- than attending an SDEC meeting.
Last week Alabama Democrats gathered in Montgomery to fight the same battle they've been fighting for the last several years. Nationally, Democrats have done a good job of cobbling together many smaller constituencies into majorities, and with them winning the White House. Had no Republicans mastered gerrymandering congressional districts throughout the country, they'd probably have both houses of Congress, too.
But in Alabama, it's a different story.
More at http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/07/want_to_see_racism_at_work_mee.html#incart_river
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