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Will Politics Ever Be Color Blind?

By Tracie Powell and CQ Guest Columnist
Posted November 9, 2009 at 1:00am

Ron Kirk,
Maynard Jackson,
Andrew Young,
Bill Campbell
Shirley Franklin.
Mary Norwood,
memo reads
“content of character” comment
Cory Booker in Newark, N.J.
Clark Atlanta University
Christian Science Monitor
bequeath
didn’t have a message distinct from his opponent
presidential primaries
conservative Democrat
run as moderates
rising dissatisfaction
Tracie Powell is a former American Political Science Association congressional fellow and writes regularly on politics and policy.

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