Hawaii GOP Rep resigns from failing party citing racist and sexist bullying
Source: Raw Story
Hawaii Rep. Beth Fukumoto (R) announced on Wednesday that she would be leaving the Republican Party and is seeking to join the Democratic Party instead. KITV 4 reports Fukumoto “cited racism and sexism as the core reasons why she’s leaving” during a press conference.
Fukumoto was ousted by the Hawaii GOP from her position as House Minority Leader last month after she participated in the Women’s March.
She said the party was “getting increasingly hostile to different opinions,” explaining she had previously been “booed for about 10 minutes straight for raising concerns about President Trump, then nominee Trump, and the way he treated women and minorities.”
The Hawaii Representative released a statement on Wednesday to announce her resignation from the GOP, writing, “When I joined the Republican Party eight years ago, I did so with a group of people my age who were full of hope, ideas and energy.” In their view, the Democratic party represented the status quo who were not concerned with the lives of local Hawaiians dealing with income inequality and a housing crisis.
Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/hawaii-gop-rep-resigns-from-failing-party-citing-racist-and-sexist-bullying/
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Glad to see you learned that the modern day Republican Party does not give a s**t about Women, Hawaiian Issues, Minorities, The Working Poor, The Middle Class, The Upper Middle Class, or Caucasian People (Male or Female) that are not a part of the top 10% of income earned.
Welcome!!! 
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Beth Fukumoto! 
There's always room for more! 
