The apology was deleted because it was being used in a way that was incorrect Apologizing for ignoring the needs and wants of African Americans does not mean there was a strategy to appeal to white racism That is just as bad as the claim in a section below that claims that because The NYT article doesn t say that the Southern strategy didn t exist it says that according to one book it didn t work it didn t work doesn t mean it didn t exist Well the same logic applies Saying the GOP ignored AA issues doesn t mean they tried to appeal to racists 129 59 79 123