9. Point of the story is that if you have a racially paranoid party it doesn't even want to have non-white supporters -- will repulse them.
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10. The Heritage event is a similar example of the sort of micro-aggression that drives the racial polorization of electorate.
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11. Here you have a woman who, if she weren't a Muslim, would be hugely welcome in GOP: a pro-life conservative.
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12. The genuinely pathological nature of racism is evident when you have to reject someone who is exactly like you except in one detail.
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13. There's lots of people of color from all backgrounds who have some conservative inclinations & might lean GOP. These voters not wanted.
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14. I suspect most conservatively inclined Muslims (or Blacks, Hispanics, etc) would just adopt reverse Groucho Marx attitude.
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15. "Why should I keep trying to join a club that clearly doesn't want me as a member?"
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16. Calculus on GOP side is white votes we get far outnumber marginal minority votes we lose. Stopped being nationally in 2008, I'd say.
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17. But I think story goes beyond electoral calculus. Also driven by actions on grass roots level. That's why micro-aggression important
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18. There's no reason why a conservative political party shouldn't be racially diverse. Canadian Conservatives have made genuine headway.
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19. Rob Ford -- a crack-smoking lunatic -- is better at selling conservative ideas to non-whites than anyone in the GOP.
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