Mitch McConnell (R-KY), clarifies earlier remark that, "African American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans.”
Beltway insiders are crediting the Senate Minority leader with creating the "Gaffe-Whistle"; a hybrid of a Gaffe (accidentally speaking the truth) and a Dog-Whistle (winking in code to your base) in which the speaker says the quiet part out loud but clearly means it sincerely.