Democrats have been searching high and low for 2014's version of Todd Akins.
And U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., just raised his hand.
The congressman was on the horn with radio talk show host Laura Ingraham, discussing immigration and Republican demographic problems. Give her credit – Ingraham recognizes a misstep when she hears it. Real Clear Politics has the exchange here:
A quick transcript:
And if you look at the polling data, every demographic group in America agrees with the rule of law, enforcing and securing our borders, and every one them understands that illegal immigration hurts every single demographic group. It doesn't make any difference if you are a white American, a black American, a Hispanic American, an Asian American, or if you're a woman or a man….
Ingraham: I don't think [U.S. Rep.] Raul Labrador would probably say there's a war on whites, though, Congressman – that characterization's a little out there.
Brooks: But that is in effect what they're doing, though. And that's the political game they're playing there, okay?
Ingraham: They're playing the race card, just like they played the war-on-women card. This is what the left does. I just think that phraseology might not be the best choice.
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