In a display of what is likely to continue, the Atlantic County Democrats put out a press release to announce their county slate that can only be described as shameless…ok…maybe shameful as well.
It is no secret that Democrats in New Jersey practice ethno-pandering when selecting their candidates, but this is just too much. They actually put out a release that said,
Unlike the all-white Republican slate of nine men and one female, our slate comprises candidates from Atlantic County’s African-American, Hispanic, and Jewish communities and includes a female candidate for the state Legislature and the freeholder board.
This is the kind of race politics that you stoop to when the top of your ticket is Jim Whelan and you have no faith that anyone running can actually articulate a position on the issues. I don’t know who any of these candidates are, and frankly I don’t care, and neither should the voters. According to the Atlantic Dems, all that matters is that they are black, hispanic, jewish, and women.
The thing that Democrats do not seem to understand is that all New Jerseyans, of all races, ethnicities, genders, and religions are paying too much in taxes! It is pretty clear that Whelan is going down this year to Vince Polistina, and he is likely to drag the rest of the “diversity” ticket down with him. Atlantic County voters are smart enough to realize that voting for Republicans in 2011 is a vote for lower taxes and some fiscal sanity, regardless of their race…
Why is it "the race card' to suggest that the a legislative body should reflect the population in is supposed to represent? This release doesn't say that it matters what race or gender these folks are – its says that they represent communities within the greater community. Which matters a LOT. Sorry, your "poor oppressed White man" bit doesn't fool anyone. And probably embarrasses your family.
why did you delete my comment?