At the beginning of the 2016 race for the White House, the GOP already had a long list of choices. And while Democrats were mostly running old white elites, the GOP had young, dynamic candidates “of color.” Cruz, Rubio, Carson. But a Latino winning a presidential primary (or caucus) didn’t break any glass anythings if they were a Republican.
Ted Cruz is the first Latino to win a primary election in United States history. If the pro-ethnic diversity cult on the Left were truly in it for the cause, we’d be awash in his praise right now. But does anyone take notice? Are we flooded by oozing saccharine stories about Cruz’s tough slog against the nefarious, white, intractable oppressive culture? Are there video segments on mainstream networks interviewing members of various Latino communities throughout the country, capturing reactions or even asking for one? Is Cruz’s mug gracing all the right magazines with articles extolling praise on his courageous victory and asking him stem-winders like, “What’s it feel like to finally break through the brown barrier barricading Latinos out of the political process?”
Not to give away the plot but they ‘shat’ on Mr. Cruz and the GOP. None of it mattered. Race didn’t matter to Democrats. But it did to our readers who made it the number one most commented post in 2016.
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