Update: 2006 Black GOP Candidates
And then there were four.
"Randy Daniels, the only black candidate in the governor's race, has ended his Republican campaign that he patterned after Ronald Reagan, according to Republican sources. Daniels is scheduled to formally announce his decision Monday, according to a Republican source who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the campaign had not yet announced the decision. The source said Daniels told him of his decision Saturday. A second Republican source close to the Daniels campaign confirmed the decision. Daniels is expected to support John Faso, the former Assembly minority leader, attorney and one-time lobbyist. Faso won the strategically important endorsement of the state Conservative Party leadership in February." Source: Newsday
Well...this now leaves Michael Steele for U.S. Senate in Maryland, Lynn Swann for Governor of Pennsylvania, Keith Butler for U.S. Senate Michigan, and my favorite, Ken Blackwell for the Ohio Governor's seat.
Was race a factor in Daniels quitting? Not according Daniels who said he, "hadn't encountered racial obstacles during his bid for the Republican and Conservative nominations."
I wish it were true folks, but my Spidey Sense leads me to think otherwise. Especially Daniels's in case, since he didn't win the strategically important endorsement of the state's Conservative Party.
For more on the race card and Black GOP candidates, see Paul Weyrich excellent column:
Black Republican Candidates for U.S. Senate
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