How light-skinned do you have to be for Harry Reid to think you should run for office?

Well you are going to be light enough to appeal to average still closeted racist older Democratic Americans, who are, but would never admit it in public, but dark enough so that you don't lose the whole brotherhood thing with the average black voter.

Maye he has a chart or something, like paint swatches.

Lighter than Al Sharpton....and he can't have the same dialect as Sharpton.

Not as light as the Republican party will let run.