Webb Calls for Ending Diversity Programs

by Bob Lewis, Associated Press , July 27, 2010

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Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., has called for ending government-run diversity programs in a Wall Street Journal column.

Should Webb seek a second term in 2012, he could face a rematch with Allen, who wants his Senate seat back.

Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, the nation's first elected Black governor who endorsed Webb four years ago, criticized the column and challenged Webb to produce the data he used to conclude that diversity initiatives should end.

“If it's not for the civil rights movement and diversity programs, he would not be a United States senator today,” Wilder said, referring to minority support that helped Webb beat Allen by about 9,000 votes.

“Things are tough enough without having people you thought were friends do things like this,” Wilder said.

There was no immediate reply to telephone requests for comment from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee or the Democratic National Committee.

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