With the “single issue” in this example being “what’s your skin color“? Who’s Racist? D’oh, they voted for him because they thought he was black? Oh my….. the headlines just write themselves.
HOUSTON — Dave Wilson chuckles as he talks about his unorthodox political campaign.
“I’d always said it was a long shot,” Wilson says. “No, I didn’t expect to win.”
Still, he figured he’d have fun running, because he was fed up with what he called “all the shenanigans” at the Houston Community College System. As a conservative white Republican running in a district whose voters are overwhelmingly black Democrats, the odds seemed overwhelmingly against him.
Then he came up with an idea, an advertising strategy that his opponent found “disgusting.” If a white guy didn’t have a chance in a mostly African-American district, Wilson would lead voters to think he’s black. (more…)





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“Get those crackers!” some of them screamed, according to court papers. “Get that white whore!”