Ray Marshall wrote:

> I wonder what is meant by "plausible explanations" here?  Are the voters
> accused of being racist?
> One such plausible explanation is the last name "Johnson."  You might ask
> Congressman Martin OLAV Sabo about this one.  I heard that he ran once
> without the "Olav" name and almost lost.  He believed it was because the
> voters thought he was not only un-Scandinavian, but also that he probably
> was Slavic or some other such minority.

Your plausible explanation is an example of a racist one...right?

Michael Atherton
Prospect Park

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