This year, two black Republicans were elected to Congress: Allen West in Florida and Tim Scott in South Carolina. The latter won his primary over two political scions: Paul Thurmond and Carroll A. Campbell III. There are now two Hispanic governors in the country, both of them Republican, both of them elected on November 2: Brian Sandoval in Nevada and Susan Martinez in New Mexico. the latter is the first female Hispanic governor in the country. There are also two Indian-American governors, Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and the newly elected Nikki Haley of South Carolina. (Note that these are southern states.) Both are Republicans. Those racist Tea Partiers sure fouled up.
from National Review, November 29, 2010
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