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I congratulate Jennifer for asking tough questions …The reality here is that Dawson’s story is THE story of “Social Conservatives” elevated stature within today’s GOP. Let’s look at Dawson’s story for what it represents —The Truth!…The GOP enticed Southerners who were frustrated about Fed involvement within Civil, uh, States Rights. The GOP correctly predicted that the party could dominate Presidential politics by recruiting Southern states which are numerous and loyal (ref: “yellow dog Democrats”)..You won’t get a lot of support for your column because it’s well known that “race” has such a profound impact on the growth of the GOP in the South. NOW “demographics” suggest that the Party “needs minorities” to sustain itself. That may sound good from where YOU sit but it’s not going to move Southerners one iota (as Steele would say: “yakety yak-yak”). “Race” still means a lot in the South. Ask Obama. John McCain got 65% of White DEMOCRAT vote in Louisiana!..Now, I KNOW that we’ll keep hearing about “Conservatism is color blind” which translates to young people as “Conservatives are blind to the fact that their Party has no color”..If the GOP has ANY desire to “reach out”, the choice is between Steele and Anuzi. My guess is that they’ll go with the chalk (Duncan,Dawson) or worse, Blackwell (who couldn’t recruit his FAMILY to join the GOP but he’s a “safe Black”.)…At the end of the day, The Yellow Dog still bites. The Party’s future will rest on when the GOP musters the courage to put that old dog out of it’s misery.