Republican Candidates Visit the NAACP

Actually, that's not quite accurate. I'll let this picture explain why:

Presidential Debate
(Ricardo Thomas/The Detroit News)

I should have written Republican candidate, since Rep. Tom Tancredo was the only Republican presidential candidate to show up. And Ken Mehlman wonders why the Republicans aren't doing better among black voters...

Update: Amanda has more.

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Many of my fellow SBers have blogged about the Gallup poll showing just how scientifically ignorant Americans, and in particular Republicans, are:
There has been a trickle of state or federal level races pitting Democrat against Republican, which potentially serve as a barometer for how politics will actually play out on the ground over the next 18 months or so under the Trump Regime.
The election is going to be close. It is quite possible that the Republicans will take the Senate. There is no way the Democratic caucus will obtain a super majority. I am especially embarrassed by Wisconsin. Here are the details ...

Maybe it just reveals how irrelevant the NAACP has become.

I keep staring at the photo not sure whether to be saddened or amused. Did Tancredo just give a speech, or did they go through all the motions:

Mr. Tancredo, your opening statement?

Mr Tancredo, would you like to respond to Mr. Tancredo?

Why do I hear Eric Idle in the background?

It only shows how irrelevant the NAACP has become (always been?) to the Republican party, actually.