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JWeinCom on 12 August 2014
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Baalzamon said:
JWeinCom said:
"If a professional analysis demonstrated that Republicans routinely pay campaign staffers who are persons of color significantly less than their white counterparts and are often given less glamorous jobs, articles on the subject would make the front page of newspapers across the country and be the lead story on many television newscasts."

"Meanwhile, Republicans have similar problems with a racial pay gap in campaign politics, Mak noted. Asian, Black and Latino staffers are often paid less than their white counterparts."

So... Republicans do do the same thing? And it's not on the front page of newspapers? ... Uhhhhhh... way to contradict yourself there article...

The fact that Republicans do it would almost be expected based on the ideas people have about them, however (that they are racist, etc.). But for a party that is so obsessed with equality (rather, a party that states they are obsessed with equality, pretty much the entire history of mankind will reveal they don't care any more about equality than anybody else), you would expect that this should never, ever, ever happen. Perioud. For it to happen in such a way just further proves they are just big talkers and don't actually care about equality at all.


1.  Soooooooo... it's ok for Republicans to be racist as long as they don't say they're not racist?  Ummmm... ok... 

2.  The article claims that IF Republicans had unfair hiring practices, then it WOULD be front page news.  Then, the same article says that Republicans DO have unfair hiring practices and it ISN'T front page news.  So, the article defeats its own argument, which is hilarious.

3.  The study they linked to actually showed that far more minorities work in Democratic campaign.

4.  The article doesn't really speak to unfair hiring practices, but broader issues.  White people and Asian people graduate high school, and earn degrees at far higher rates than black people and latino people.  About 40% of whites age 25-29 have a bachelors degree compared to 20% of black people.  So, it stands to reason that white people are going to get the better jobs in campaigns which would explain a gap in payment.

5.  Compared to republicans, there are more minorities working democratic campaigns.  So, if there are hiring more minorities and minorities tend to have lower educational attainment, where are they going to be hired?  Lower level jobs, which skews the numbers.  Democrats tend to focus a lot more on minority votes, since they do well in those segments, which is going to lead to more lower level job openings for minorities.

6.  Nationally, the wage gap between blacks and whites is about 66%.  Black people make 66 cents to a dollar for white people.  So, the fact that we see basically the same ratio in democratic campaigns seems like a non-story.