Ask Tom Bradley or David Dinkins what happens to such numbers in the privacy of the election booth. The winner in the whole matter is Charles Condon, a virtual unknown in the state until his speech. But the segue in the very next sentence was brilliant, in a mustache-twirling, evil sort of way. They would immediately start planning their next crisis, their next outrage, their next demand. That's what they do.
Controversy is their business.
It is not possible to appease the merchants of hate. It takes your breath away. David Beasley stands for re-election next year. I predict he'll be defeated in the primary by the state's next governor, Charles Condon. Maybe not all is for naught, however.