And extra Double Jeopardy for this paragraph.
Such developments can foster a mixture of tokenism and opportunity. When Jesse Jackson made his first White House run in 1984, a number of black political reporters got their first crack at a presidential campaign. The assignment was a sideshow -- Jackson had no serious chance of winning -- but also boosted the careers of his chroniclers.
So, token assignments for black reporters who were given career boosts even though they were just assigned to a "sideshow." I'm sure the boys on the ThompsonGiulianiHuckabeeMittens buses will have their assignments characterized similarly.