What is happening with Democrats and people of color?

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They are about the only "groups" left on the Democrat's bandwagon and I don't think they are being taken seriously enough. I notice that the Republicans are putting the few black and Hispanic people in their camp out in the forefront. While the Democrats relegate them to the Congressional Black Caucus (the ignored wing of the Democratic Party). It took John Kerry months to understand that his campaign was not diverse enough. WHY?

I have told this story a number of times on DU, but you guys still don't seem to get it. When I worked the polls on Election Day, I had an extraordinary number of black men coming in as registered Republicans. I started thinking then that something is going on that somebody in the Democratic Party isn't quite getting.

The stand that the Democrats are taking on Condi Rice and Alberto Gonzales looks terrible to many people of color (myself excluded). But, all of a sudden the Democrats are principled and oppositional when the nominees are black and Hispanic. You guys don't seem to get how this looks to some people and I know that many of you don't even care, but it's not a winning strategy.

Now, Obama is the target and I bid you all good luck in making him the figure of your derision. Not everyone is going to do every single thing that you want them to do. Obama has every right to vote how he wants and him being black doesn't mean he owes the Democratic Party lockstep support on every issue.

If the nominations are going through anyway, what is the benefit in making a point at the expense of the groups that are most solid in their support of Democrats?