Yes I understood what he was implying and I eluded to that fact in the article as well. I don’t think it’s so difficult to believe that while he may have had racist ideals initially that he was able to grow and evolve over time. Jumping to the possibility of him only doing it for political gain further absolves him from being a human being who is capable of having flaws. Those statements, whether made for political reasons or not, played into the continued detriment of an entire race of people. To me that is what matters.