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MSNBC's pasty white Chris Matthews refers to black vote as 'the cavalry'

He hates — hates — to talk about politics in terms of race, but MSNBC’s Chris Matthews just can’t find a way to do his job otherwise. Even discussing Ohio Gov. John Kasich and his election victory, Matthews noted that Kasich has got “the ethnic thing” going for him.

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But what Matthews really hates to bring up is the black vote.

A thrill up the leg, perhaps?

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It’s not too much if Matthews refers to black voters as “the cavalry,” is it?

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The cavalry might not come through during these midterms, but at least President Obama backed them up “under the radar” by going on black radio stations, right?

Beats us.