So what do you guys think are the odds for Erika Harold, the Miss America 2003 and a Harvard Law School graduate, to win this contentious Republican primary in a very competitive district, and thus become the very first female African American Republican Congresswoman ever? She seems both smart, moderate and with a very positive messaging at the same time, so if she can make it out of the primary, I think her odds will be very strong.
She's also been the target of downright dirty, very offensive and immature racial hatred from the former GOP chairman of that particular Illinois area, Jim Allen.
Here's a report of the e-mail he sent out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaABOxSy5dAHere's an extensive analysis of the congressional race:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/miss-america-vs-mr-incumbent_742472.htmlThis is Erika:
