I'd have been happier had Mr. Pitts told the truth about targeting black voters, but then hadn't tried to 'soften' it by saying it real target was Democrats.  I'm old enough to remember when it was the Democrats targeting--and lynching--black voters.  Perhaps my memory is a little longer than Mr. Pitts'.  If the last election didn't demonstrate the utter lack of difference between the two erstwhile (ersatz) "parties", what will?

But as much as I've liked some of Pitts' past editorials, his job probably rides on his not drawing too much attention to that fact: "the purpose of the President is not to wield power, but to draw attention away from it." (Douglas Adams--"Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy")