https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/09/why-tim-scott-should-replace-jim-demint/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 09:26:04 -0400<![CDATA[But we ultimately all have a national interest in depolarizing our politics along racial lines, especially in an era where Republican candidates rarely get more than 10 percent of the African-American vote. Yes, this is a rational result of what was once the Party of Lincoln embracing the states of the Confederacy beginning with Barry Goldwater’s opposition to the Civil Rights Act in 1964. Scott’s appointment won’t erase that shameful legacy from that cynical switch—despite many conservatives’ self-serving hopes—but it will help heal the racial divides beneath partisan politics by challenging stereotypes.]]>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 10:05:18 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/09/why-tim-scott-should-replace-jim-demint-n98122