Shannon running for U.S. Senate-2

[Zioneer]

Shannon would be the most interesting candidate, and it's going to be an R seat anyway, so I suppose I support him.

[Zioneer]

If Shannon wins, then 2/3 of the blacks in the U.S. Senate will be far-right, whereas 90% of blacks vote Democratic. This does not represent very well, and likely shows how the GOP uses token blacks (and other minorities) to avoid being characterized as non-inclusive. I'm hoping Lankford wins to not give the GOP an excuse to present itself as inclusive.

Then I would say the Dems electing qualified African-American Senators to match the GOP's numbers would be a good move.

[Zioneer]

If Shannon wins, then 2/3 of the blacks in the U.S. Senate will be far-right, whereas 90% of blacks vote Democratic. This does not represent very well, and likely shows how the GOP uses token blacks (and other minorities) to avoid being characterized as non-inclusive. I'm hoping Lankford wins to not give the GOP an excuse to present itself as inclusive.

Then I would say the Dems electing qualified African-American Senators to match the GOP's numbers would be a good move.

Who cares what color a Senator is? That shouldn't matter one bit. Being one race doesn't preclude someone from representing another race fairly in Congress. Why does it seem like Democrats care so much about race?

That's why I said qualified. As America is more diverse than it's politicians would seem to indicate, I would like qualified politicians who happen to be diverse. While politicians of one race can represent politicians of another race fairly in Congress, it doesn't mean that if we have two equally qualified politicians, that we can't pick the more diverse one.

[Zioneer]

Who cares about the politicians race in elections? What I care about is what comes out of his or her mouth not their color or ethnicity.

I just think that a more diverse politician class (not just in race, in opinion, and in pre-politics profession) is more likely to consider unorthodox solutions to problems, and less likely to succumb to the "beltway" logic.

EDIT: And I just like diversity, is that so wrong?