Scapegoat searching
White racists were partially responsible for the shellacking the Democrats took in the midterm elections last week, according to the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus.
“We lost because of ideological differences within the Democratic Party and with our administration,” Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, said, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “We lost because our party has, to some extent, lost white Southerners due in part to the race of our president.”
Obama’s policies, of course, had nothing to do with it. Neither did black voters, she said, urging people to “find another scapegoat.”
“Our community organizations and churches mobilized to encourage early voting opportunities with programs like ‘Souls to the Polls,’ and African-American activists and state leaders stood ready to combat any instance of voter intimidation or fraud,” Fudge said. “Black elected officials crisscrossed the country to discuss the urgency and importance of this election. We phone banked, knocked on doors and held ‘Get Out the Vote’ rallies. Our losses were not a referendum on African-American political engagement. We did our part, so don’t blame us!”