I can hear it now… “That’s it! The Democrats won because their candidate was black! All we need to do to get re-elected is to find a black dude for our side!!”
American Republicans today voted in Michael Steele as chair of the Republican National Committee, making him the first African-American to lead the party.
Mr Steele won in the sixth ballot, with 91 votes out of a possible 168, with Katon Dawson receiving the other 77 votes.
Correspondents say Mr Steele was the most moderate of the five candidates who stood for the position. The original favourite, the incumbent chair, Mike Duncan, pulled out after two rounds after losing ground to his rivals.
“We’re going to say to friend and foe alike, we want you to be a part of us, we want you to with be with us, and for those who wish to obstruct, get ready to get knocked over,” said Mr Steele in his acceptance speech