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(46,328 posts)
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:02 PM Feb 2019

Once again, LePage shows just how racist he is...

"Wahhh! Dem coloreds would be electin' our President, in addition to knockin' up our pure white gals!"

Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage, the Trump-loving Republican who left office last year after serving two terms, has said that he opposes plans to abolish the electoral college on the grounds that doing so would harm white people.

Law and Crime reports that LePage appeared on right-wing talk radio station WVOM this week to denounce a bill currently under consideration in which states would instruct their electors to support the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote, not just the candidate who wins the most votes in their individual state.

LePage started out by arguing that such a move would harm smaller states — but he then quickly pivoted to making an explicitly racist argument.

“What would happen if they do what they say they’re gonna do, white people will not have anything to say,” LePage complained. “It’s only going to be the minorities who would elect. It would be California, Texas, Florida.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/02/trump-loving-ex-governor-says-electoral-college-needed-stop-minorities-picking-presidents/

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Once again, LePage shows just how racist he is... (Original Post) Archae Feb 2019 OP
Why in the hell is this asshole still in the news? SCantiGOP Feb 2019 #1
For the same reason........ MyOwnPeace Feb 2019 #2
I saw some Trump voters interviewed on MSNBC today... Can you imagine that? world wide wally Feb 2019 #3
Weird Part? CDerekGo Feb 2019 #4

SCantiGOP

(13,871 posts)
1. Why in the hell is this asshole still in the news?
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:09 PM
Feb 2019

Why are they covering his inane and insane comments?

MyOwnPeace

(16,927 posts)
2. For the same reason........
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:13 PM
Feb 2019

they still bring in Newt and Ricky Santorum - they make good headlines and show their "fair and balanced" side!

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