Today In Uncomfortably Honest Answers

It is my opinion that Michael Steele's honesty -- not his poor strategery or management skills -- will be his downfall.

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele told a group of students that African-Americans “don’t have a reason” to vote for Republicans.

Steele was asked Tuesday night during a speech to roughly 200 students at DePaul University why African-Americans should vote for GOP candidates.

UPDATE: Greg Sargent notes that Steele also stated that the GOP has had "Southern Strategy" for "the last 40-plus years."

“For the last 40-plus years we had a ‘Southern Strategy’ that alienated many minority voters by focusing on the white male vote in the South. Well, guess what happened in 1992, folks, ‘Bubba’ went back home to the Democratic Party and voted for Bill Clinton.”

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