“And let’s not even bring up the fact that this thesis of Pryor’s argues mightily that the Democratic party’s single most favorite piece of political mythology – the so-called ‘Southern Strategy’ – was and is a lie told to the credulous, given that in Arkansas the Democratic party continued to dominate the state for decades,” Moe Lane writes, responding to the Washington Free Beacon unearthing Democrat Mark Pryor’s neoconfederate 1985(!) college thesis. “Oh, wait, I just did bring that up. My bad. Guess we’ll see just how poorly the Democratic party thinks of its own base…”
As Moe adds, “OK, OK, it’s been over for a while now and Tom Cotton is going to win. But this event counts as a moment of clarity.”
Elsewhere in the south, “New flier from Georgia Democrats: You must vote in November to … prevent another Ferguson,” as spotted by Allahpundit who writes, “Note that this comes from the Georgia Democratic Party itself, not some no-name outside outfit that’s looking to boost its profile by tossing racial grenades:”
Time for predictions. Which red-state Democrat will be next to use an over-the-top racial pander to goose black turnout? I’m tempted to say Pryor, just because he’s seemed like a dead duck for so long now, but I’m going to go with Grimes. She’s within a single point in one new poll and can’t rely on DSCC TV ads to help her going forward. She needs a cheap, dependable way to get Democratic base voters excited to vote. Time to pull the pin on another racial grenade.
Allahpundit-esque exit quotes:
@thedailybeast Then I can’t imagine another #police officer ever voting #Democrat again. @instapundit
— Nikka (@Nikka_777) October 21, 2014
Dem fundraising appeal unwittingly admits “We are completely out of ideas.” Yup, you are. http://t.co/q2MSbg63kk @powerlineUS
— Steven F. Hayward (@stevenfhayward) October 21, 2014
Indeed.™
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