Charlotte Observer veteran Jack Betts bemoans the same ugly problem I have decried. Betts writes that
appeals with racial overtones have long been a part of Tar Heel politics. The Democrats majored in it long before the Republicans, developing it into an ugly art form at the end of the 19th century and using it effectively well into the middle of the 20th century.
Democrats haven’t given up their racial appeals in the 21st century. …
