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The GOP is rightly proud of its tradition of supporting true equality of opportunity since before the Civil War.

While the Democrats played with race, being anti-black when it garnered them votes of whites (from reconstruction onwards) and then switching to creating special priviledges for minorities when that seemed to be a better vote getter.

The GOP believes correctly that all people should have the same opportunities of success, and should gain their success based on their merit. For over a hundred years, one party has "got it" - its about fundamental fairness, not gimmicks of pro-raceX or anti-raceX.

Of course, the tax policy and economic policy of the GOP is also based on the fundamentally right principle of letting people earn and prosper on merit, and keeping the government out as much as possible.