civil rights (i.e. Lyndon Johnson's administration, inherited from the Kennedys), and more recently, the opposition by Democrats to new voting restrictions targeted at citizens of color. As I mentioned just a moment ago, Black leadership is well schooled in politics and their money/hopes are on the Democrats. Frankly, I don't think they're wedded forever to that party, so if the GOP can purge the white supremacists from their ranks and start thinking of the long-term, they might just return to being the valued 'balance' we all need.