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- A Washington Post editorial pays tribute to the pathbreaking and inspirational career of L. Douglas Wilder, the first African-American to be elected governor. Charismatic and efficient, Mr. Wilder was an excellent governor of Virginia, says the paper: “His decision [to retire] marks the end of one of the most remarkable careers in American politics in any era, and a farewell from center stage for an outsized, prodigiously gifted public servant.”
- There is now little or no doubt that John McCain is serious about engaging with the African-American community. In a wide-ranging interview with Essence, McCain says that he will go places where Republicans do not normally go - including the NAACP convention. This is not about electoral politics, says McCain: “But does that mean in my campaign I am going to get a majority of the African-American vote? Probably not. But what it does mean, what I’ve committed to, is assuring and promising all Americans whether they vote for me or not, I am going to be their president.”
- Barack Obama, campaigning through Montana, was adopted into a Crow tribe, according to ABC News. His adopted name: Barack Black Eagle.
- And in Florida, Barack Obama’s troubles with Jewish voters over Israel continue. CBS reports on a torrid session at a Boca Raton synagogue. “”If my policies are wrong, then vote against me because my policies are wrong… but don’t vote against me because of who I am.” Continue reading
