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Jut what impact the change weald have on the percentage of blacka and women at the convention ia not known. There are now many black and women officiate, but it ia obvioue that their number of delegatee would be reduced under the propoeaL
There ia something to be said, however, for the proposition that if the plan makee more likely the election of the candidates who beet repreeent the eonearne of minorities. than their number at
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pipn probably hae very little chance of baing acboptmt It would have to be approved by the Democratic State Central Committee, and many mamban of that body are stall much concerned with proportional representation, de fbcto quota* and the like.
However controveraial it may be, the Andrew* propoaal ie stall one of the moat innovative political initativee advanced by a ranking Democrat in many a moon. Hie party should conaider it.
Altar all, the Democrats are cqming up on a political year in which they will need aD the help they ean get
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