you know, this has been a narrative for a long, long time in my political career. i've always argued the idea that republicans don't give a damn and democrats pretend they do. and that's kind of been the juxtaposition of the black political narrative relative to both parties. what i love so much about michael harriet's piece was that he kept it real and he was very straight up and very honest about it. and it pushed pete to have to respond to him directly because mr. harriet is exactly on point. with respect to democrats and quite frankly the country. that a lot of the thought around the black community is a stereotypical thought. i grew up in a lower middle-class neighborhood. my daddy was a truck driver. my mama was a laundress. i had perfect role models beyond them in the community both in school and outside of school. so this idea that a young negro