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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous] But I just do not understand how anyone can imply that I am some maverick for stating that Fenty lost due to the perception that he wasn't Black enough. Whether you use issues or identity as your guide, the idea has been widely discussed and, for the most part, accepted.[/quote] If you are saying that Fenty was not "black enough" because he failed to adequately address issues of importance to many in the black community, few would disagree with you. Even one of the sources you cite, The Root, says: "Fenty's appointment of non-blacks to major cabinet positions, terminations of longtime black government workers and teachers, and a failure to meet with civil rights icon Dorothy Height and poet Maya Angelou are among the slights that have turned off a majority of African-American voters." But, if you are using "black enough" to refer to the fact that he is half white -- and then suggesting that significant numbers of voters didn't vote for him becaus of that fact, then I don't think you will find many that agree with you. You need to clarify whether you are using "black enough" literally or figuratively. [/quote]
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