Depois da eleição de Barack Obama, que ainda desconfio ter sido em grande parte causada pela sua tez morena, como diz o Berlusconni, o Partido Republicano decidiu "copiar" a ideia e tem agora um negro a liderá-lo.
The selection on Friday of Michael Steele, 50, as the Republican National Committee's next chairman is remarkable not merely because he is the first African American to head the party of Lincoln. The former Maryland lieutenant governor's selection is an acknowledgment by the party's leadership that the GOP must quickly recast itself if it is to remain relevant to an increasingly diverse electorate no longer moved by divisive social issues.
"He understands the importance of having candidates who appeal to different constituencies without promoting a monolithic agenda," says Kellie Ferguson, executive director of Republican Majority for Choice, a Washington-based group of moderate conservatives. (A Roman Catholic, Steele personally opposes abortion.) She added, "Hopefully, he will have an open door with social moderates and conservative Republicans and bring everyone together under what will truly be a big tent." (Time)
Será possível que depois de séculos de segregação racial, os candidatos negros passem a ser os únicos possíveis?