Would the GOP base like John James?
He is black.
LOL, for how smart you act you really misunderstand the GOP base's alleged "racism." The racism of the GOP has always been more subtle and based on stereotyping than the blatant, literal belief in racial superiority that the Democrats of the 1860s or the Dixiecrats of the 1940s espoused. If someone literally just happens to be Black but doesn't embody whatever preconceived notions many Republicans might have about that person (i.e., believing that it is the government's responsibility to take a more active role in, say, administering welfare to poor Black communities), they'll be just fine with them. Period. In fact, a Black man standing up there talking about how Black Americans have become too dependent on the government is a dream come true for many Republicans you would label as racist (not exactly saying a lot). The problem, which I'm sure you lazily deduce as as a flat-out refusal on the part of Republican voters to nominate any minority candidates, is a lack of quality minority candidates in GOP primaries. Is that a structural problem that points to a serious racial outreach problem on the part of the Republican Party and American conservatism? Yeah, duh, but it's a lot more complicated than "GOP voter no like Blacks." What a waste to respond that long in a bronz thread.
I agree mostly with this.
Some GOP voters (but a minority) might be racist, but I think John James (if he has high name recognition) would do well, especially in areas like Michigan.
