`::The apology was deleted because it was being used in a way that was incorrect.  Apologizing for ignoring the needs and wants of African Americans does not mean there was a strategy to appeal to white racism.  That is just as bad as the claim (in a section below) that claims that because ``The NYT article doesn't say that the Southern strategy didn't exist, it says that (according to one book) it didn't work.`` (it didn't work) doesn't mean it didn't exist.  Well the same logic applies.  Saying the GOP ignored AA issues doesn't mean they tried to appeal to racists.      `