How do you think AA voters in NC will respond to the new face of the NC Republican Party?
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Last week, Harnett, 39, won another race few expected him to win when he upset a Gastonia lawyer to become chairman of North Carolina’s Republican Party. He’s the first African-American to head the party and, as a self-described constitutional conservative, the first chairman championed by grass-roots and tea party Republicans.
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Harnett beat Craig Collins, who was backed by Gov. Pat McCrory, North Carolina’s two U.S. senators, a congressman, the lieutenant governor and leaders of the state House and Senate as well as the sitting chairman.
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Is this a blatant attempt by NC Republicans to get the AA community to vote for Republicans
because, "look, see" this guy gets it (the tea party, conservative message)? Could
it be an attempt to cancel out the leadership from Rev. William Barber II of the NC NAACP, who has pulled together
an impressive coalition of people working to counteract the Republicans through the Moral Monday movement?
Is it really evidence of 'post racial' America? Or something else?
What does this group think about this? As an old white (64) woman, born in NY
who's lived in NJ, CA, MO, NE and NC (15 years), I'm curious.
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