Democrats Must Now Show They Have What It Takes to Lead

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While the number of Black elected officials nationwide may number more than 9,000, there are very few African American officeholders elected statewide. Running on such a wide scale is difficult because you have to appeal to a wide variety of voters, and race will come into play, whether the candidate likes it or not.

Despite Chicago native Deval Patrick being the only African American candidate to win a statewide race - he is the governorelect of Massachusetts - candidates Harold Ford Jr. (Tennessee); Michael Steele (Maryland); Ken Blackwell (Ohio); and Lynn Swann (Pennsylvania), were all able to get through the primary season and state their case as to why they should be elected.

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Democrats Must Now Show They Have What It Takes to Lead

With a clean sweep of the statewide races in Illinois, voters in the state have made it clear that they prefer the policies of Democrats over the Repub...

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