White Men Should Stop Running For Office, Colorado Group Says

White Men Should Stop Running For Office, Colorado Group Says | CPR:
"A new political action committee has one question for straight white men with political aspirations.
"Dude, can you not?"
It's a question embedded in the name of the organization.
The Can You Not PAC plans to discourage straight white men from running for office in Colorado's diverse districts. 
The hope is that will clear the lane from female, minority and LGBTQ candidates.
..."We want to ask, 'Have you ever thought about not running for office?' "
In the short term, the pair plans to focus on Colorado districts that have large blocs of minority voters but tend to elect "traditional" candidates.
...Long term, they hope to tackle what they call a "crisis of overconfidence" among straight white men. 
A 2004 study found that among professions that most generally produce candidates for elected office, more men than women feel they are qualified. Political scientists think that helps explain why U.S. legislatures are mostly male.
...Huelsman admitted they've gotten pushback from white males who are eyeing a future in politics. But he called that a "positive first step" of starting conversations about privilege. "