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turbinetree

(24,720 posts)
Sat Oct 13, 2018, 06:10 PM Oct 2018

Disgusted black Republican gives up trying to defend party when confronted with Georgia GOP's voter

suppression efforts

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A former Democratic Party legislator from Missouri, Don Calloway, sensed the host would turn to him next.

“Don’t come to me Alex, just let him keep going,” suggested Calloway, the founder of the National Voter Protection Action Fund



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Disgusted black Republican gives up trying to defend party when confronted with Georgia GOP's voter (Original Post) turbinetree Oct 2018 OP
The black Republican needs to join the Democratic Party! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2018 #1
The least he can do is become and independent meow2u3 Oct 2018 #2
He may find that he cares more about unborn babies and tax breaks for himself mucifer Oct 2018 #7
Normally I'd agree but if this guy is still in that party after all he just stated... brush Oct 2018 #6
What took so long? Iliyah Oct 2018 #3
Especially after Ali Velsi handed his ass to him last week. Wellstone ruled Oct 2018 #5
KR NT ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2018 #4

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,699 posts)
1. The black Republican needs to join the Democratic Party!
Sat Oct 13, 2018, 06:20 PM
Oct 2018

Trying to justify what the GOP is doing to the black electorate is an exercise in futility and goes nowhere.

meow2u3

(24,772 posts)
2. The least he can do is become and independent
Sat Oct 13, 2018, 06:24 PM
Oct 2018

if he can't bring himself to join the Democratic Party. Either way, Shermichael Singleton needs to leave the GOP because of the evil way they treat black people.

mucifer

(23,565 posts)
7. He may find that he cares more about unborn babies and tax breaks for himself
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 10:03 AM
Oct 2018

than he cares about his own community. The same goes with log cabin republicans.

brush

(53,843 posts)
6. Normally I'd agree but if this guy is still in that party after all he just stated...
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 09:00 AM
Oct 2018

he may be a lost cause.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
5. Especially after Ali Velsi handed his ass to him last week.
Sat Oct 13, 2018, 06:31 PM
Oct 2018

Guy was totally full of stupid talking points.

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