If Lindsey Graham said that I will make a better Senator than X because of my experience as a Caucasian male, makes me better able to represent the people of South Carolina, and my opponent was a minority, it would make national news, and it should.
On the recordMay 7, 2009
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Graham highlights the double standards in political statements regarding race.
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