Very telling moment in the interview with Anthony Foxx on WBT yesterday morning when Foxx ducked Al Gardner’s attempt to get Foxx to answer the question, does racism play a role in the motivations of Obama’s opponents?
Foxx said that is not a “yes or no” type question, but that there are people who get involved in issues just to start a “brush fire.” In other words, probably yes, but please lets talk about something else. This is because for the next few weeks Foxx will try to walk the fine line of keeping the local Obama machine primed and ready to roll without running off suburban Obama voters who might have a problem with some of the administration’s more Leftward lurches, yet don’t want to be called racists for thinking so.
If John Lassiter is smart, he forces Foxx to pick a side, either full-on with Obama and the activists or with the local do-good liberal crowd. For that to remotely work, however, Lassiter has to stop talking about dedicated funding sources for the homeless, job creation, and other Left wing tropes. My guess is that happens once Lassiter gets some polling showing that most voters are worried about crime, taxes, and quality of life. Then we’ll hear that Foxx is Obama II, the activists will flip-out, national money and attention will flow, and it will be well and truly on.
