Last night on the local news Ron Redwing asserted that TN-09 should only be represented by an African American in the House. The reason? Only a member of the black community could effectively understand the sensitivities and the needs of a majority black district.
Several days ago, in a diary by Jpmemphis the question was asked; Is it important to have African-American women in Congress? The diarist goes on to assert that it is important, because there aren't enough women, and certainly not enough African-American women in Congress.
I couldn't agree more, there aren't enough African Americans or African-American women in Congress, or government as a whole, but that's not an issue to hang your campaign on.
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