Al's complete lack of credentials are matched by networks lack of scruples in evening mentioning his name and by his black supporters who support him, regardless of obvious inadequacies, only because he is black. I don't know if that's racial but it is stupid. Any person or group who wants to advance uses tools or methods that might work - making a statement with a vote is futile, infantile, and merely an emotional expression. Feels good but does nothing. Minorities should get smart and work in the arenas where the power is - power will accrue over time. Politics is the art of the possible, not the arena of the mouthpieces and showoffs. Al is a fool and probably a felon. Why would anyone want him to have a government position?