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To: JohnM who wrote (61888)	12/15/2002 6:07:46 PM
From: Rascal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Remember the joke that had the punchline: "Yeah, but it sure keeps the flies off the watermelon."? This Lott talk has given Tim Russert, Fox, Wolf, etc. permission to avoid the follow-up questions on Iraq and Kissinger's departure. Can Americans be that easily distracted? Rascal@Roveisn'tthatgoodishe?.com

To: JohnM who wrote (61888)	12/15/2002 6:12:12 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

I still view it as part of the Nixon legacy, trying to get the white Southern, previously Dem, vote in 68 and 72. I think most of the Republican party, especially the younger generation, is trying to get away from this heritage. Bush has made real efforts to win minority votes, and it's apparently something of a sore point with him that he has conspicuously failed to win black votes (he got about 5% of the black vote in 2000). It will be better all around if the Republicans do manage to get rid of Lott and this Nixon heritage. They will have to put the race card behind them once and for all (let's not talk about the 2000 S. Carolina campaign). If they manage, several good things will happen. Blacks can be conservatives without being called race traitors, and will have two parties competing for their votes, instead of only one party which can take them for granted. And the Republicans will be free to oppose Al Sharpton-style group victim politics, on principle.

To: JohnM who wrote (61888)	12/15/2002 6:17:34 PM
From: PartyTime	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Thanks for your correction relative to McConnell taking the whip post from Nickles. My theory of a reaffirmation election of Lott would only work if Nickles and Lott were still in tune with each other. Regarding your statement below? "I still view it as part of the Nixon legacy, trying to get the white Southern, previously Dem, vote in 68 and 72." I agree with you.

To: JohnM who wrote (61888)	12/15/2002 6:28:23 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

part of the Nixon legacy, trying to get the white Southern, previously Dem, vote in 68 and 72. John you have mentioned this several times. I know Nixon heads your Political "Demon" list, after all, you were involved in it as a protagonist, hated it when he got elected twice, and were in heaven when he went down. However, I think any Republican strategist would have gone after the South after the Civil Rights bills. Technically, it made good Political sense. The South was always conservative, and hated the New York Liberals. Once the Democratic party enfranchised the Blacks, and sewed up their votes, it was the obvious place for the Southern white voters to go. Was Racism involved? Of course. It is always involved in elections.