Many of his other female and minority prospects received favorable bar group ratings and went on to be nominated and confirmed; the judges he has appointed have been more likely to be women or minorities than those of any previous president.
He was optimistic this week about his future prospects – a minority view among the cognoscenti, it must be said, but he received backing from his old rival.
But if the ethnic insurgents could unite and if the democratic opposition could forge a united front with the minorities, the prospects for reforming or toppling the Islamic Republic, now dismal, would brighten.
Life becomes illuminated for the elect minority by the prospect of eternal salvation or, for those without grace, shrivels under the glare of eternal fires.
Clinton, by choosing to project inevitability and experience, failed to capitalize on the excitement among young people, women and minorities at the prospect of change.
We knew our objection to his law would play right into his hands, but we had to stand up for Israel as a state that protects the rights of minorities, including the prospect of a two-state solution.
A Conservative councillor has resigned from the party after "unacceptable" remarks he made about the prospect of minority ethnic children from London studying in West Sussex.
Another Republican prospect, Senate Minority Leader Leonard Lance, said in a telephone interview that "it's premature to discuss Republican candidates, given that the governor has not decided whether to resign".
The white, misogynistic minority despairs at the prospect of losing its power.
Some executives said they might have been interested, but the minority interest made the prospect a non-starter.
