From today's Washington Post:
"Only 36 of the 2,380 delegates seated on the convention floor are black, the lowest number since the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies began tracking diversity at political conventions 40 years ago. Each night, the overwhelmingly white audience watches a series of white politicians step to the lectern -- a visual reminder that no black Republican has served as a governor, U.S. senator or U.S. House member in the past six years.
"It's hard to look around and not get frustrated," said Michael S. Steele, a black Republican and former lieutenant governor of Maryland. "You almost have to think, 'Wait. How did it come to this?' "
A few names come to mind. Ronald Reagan. Richard Nixon. Rush Limbaugh.
Not champions of diversity. And whether or not you agree that diversity is a strength of this country, not something to be feared, the fact is that diversity is our future.
Again, this kind of issue, not mooseburgers, is what this election should be about, in my opinion.
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