US elections, minority candidates, and role models?
Is it true that any ethnic minority candidate who wishes to run for the US House of Representatives, the Senate, or the White House would, to some extent, be expected to act as a role model for his own group, and to act as a bridge between his own group and the mainstream, political, White majority?
Is this one of the "unwritten" rules of US elections and is it true that ethnic minority candidates are usually elected on the assumption they would satisfy such a criteria?
Anonymous2012-07-31T12:07:37Z
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Any one who wants to be a professional Politician,is -by definition- a self serving liar. An Egomaniac,self promoting nest featherer.
I don't care what color/gender/ethnicity/blah-blah a candidate is. If you're running for public office, you better be a role model for your constituency.
So if you're running for Senate you better be a good role model and represent the people of your state well. And if you're running for president, you better be a national role model.
It should not matter what the colour of the person is, if they decide to run for any public office they should not only be a role model for all people they should possess integrity and dignity, be true to themselves and their constituency and refrain from self-serving practises.