Memphis, Tennessee had a primary yesterday and the real winner was a post racial, post religious, post ethnic election.Running for re-election, Representative Steven Cohen, who is a white Jewish  male, was opposed by Nikki Tinker, a black Christian female, in a district that has a majority of African-American Christians.These detailed descriptions of the candidates and the district are important because  Tinker, who is black, sought to make Cohen’s race and religion (he’s Jewish) a central part of her candidacy, airing two ads in the final week questioning his racial tolerance and religious convictions. One ad featured Cohen alongside a hooded Klansman, criticizing him for voting against removing a statue of Klan founder Nathaniel Bedford Forrest from a local park.Also, Ms. Tinker's pastor a Tinker supporter and a minister distributed literature in the district saying that "Cohen and the Jews HATE Jesus" and urging the defeat of...(Read Full Post)