poster child for awkward race talk had this to say about north carolina s new voter restrictions and their likely impact on black voters. according to louisville radio station, he said, i don t think there is objective evidence that we are precluding african-americans from voting any longer. and that s why my letter today is to u.s. senator rand paul. dear senator paul, it s me, joy. so here s the thing. i get that you re trying to being the man in the gop who steps out there on race, and to your point, there are no more, quote, bizarre and on suabsurd literacy tests from the jim crow era. as you said on wednesday, that was an abomination, that s why we needed the voting rights act, but that s not showing your i.d. but senator, if it s evidence you want that voter i.d. laws preclude african-americans from voting, well, then, here we go. up to 25% of african-american adults don t have a photo i.d. compare that to 9% of white adults who don t have i.d.