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 doesnt say that the Southern strategy didnt exist it says that according to one book it didnt work it didnt work doesnt mean it didnt exist  Well the same logic applies  Saying the GOP ignored AA issues doesnt mean they tried to appeal to racists