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Tavarious Jackson

(1,595 posts) Thu Jul 5, 2018, 01:49 AM Jul 2018

Hey Rhode Island! WTF? A Trump voter as party leader?

VOTE THEM OUT

Rhode Island liberals blast Dems for backing Trump supporter

Freshman Rep. Moira Jayne Walsh, 27, who has been outspoken about what she sees as a culture of corruption in the State House, lost her party's endorsement to Michael Earnheart, who voted for President Donald Trump.

As a safe blue state, Rhode Island rarely gets any national political attention. But Walsh woke up Tuesday to donations from as far away as Texas and California.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/rhode-island-dems-uproar-party-seeks-oust-three-progressive-women-n888666

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Hey Rhode Island! WTF? A Trump voter as party leader? (Original Post) Tavarious Jackson Jul 2018 OP

He didn't just vote for Trump RandySF Jul 2018 #1

How did this happen? Tavarious Jackson Jul 2018 #2

One step forward two steps back. joshcryer Jul 2018 #3

dont know the details AlexSFCA Jul 2018 #4

Nope Tavarious Jackson Jul 2018 #6

No, he's running against a woman who talked about how much drinking there is in the state house Recursion Jul 2018 #8

Ick! OneBro Jul 2018 #5

You should see the "independent" jerk running for Governor... Scoopster Jul 2018 #7

RandySF

(58,511 posts)

1. He didn't just vote for Trump

Reply to Tavarious Jackson (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 01:52 AM

Jul 2018

He’s an anti-immigrant bigot.

Tavarious Jackson

(1,595 posts)

2. How did this happen?

Reply to RandySF (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 02:25 AM

Jul 2018

Good God! We have to GOTV and donate.

joshcryer

(62,269 posts)

3. One step forward two steps back.

Reply to Tavarious Jackson (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 02:32 AM

Jul 2018

AlexSFCA

(6,137 posts)

4. dont know the details

Reply to Tavarious Jackson (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 04:04 AM

Jul 2018

but it is possible that this person can better relate to swing and repub voters and show them the light that todays gop and trump are fraud and steer them blue.

Tavarious Jackson

(1,595 posts)

6. Nope

Reply to AlexSFCA (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 05:22 AM

Jul 2018

It's a republican in disquise

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

8. No, he's running against a woman who talked about how much drinking there is in the state house

Reply to AlexSFCA (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 05:49 AM

Jul 2018

I wish I were kidding. His opponent wrote an editorial complaining about how she saw male legislators getting drunk on the floor and harassing the female legislators and staff. This is a blatant and shameful CYA by the RI leadership, and the national party needs to do something about it.

OneBro

(1,159 posts)

5. Ick!

Reply to Tavarious Jackson (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 05:15 AM

Jul 2018

From the article:
“Progressives across the country say they're fighting an out-of-touch party establishment, but nowhere are the battle lines more clearly drawn than Rhode Island, where the state is run largely by Democrats who oppose abortion rights and get "A" ratings from the National Rifle Association.”

Scoopster

(423 posts)

7. You should see the "independent" jerk running for Governor...

Reply to Tavarious Jackson (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 05:24 AM

Jul 2018

Joe Trillo is just as bad. He ran the clownpig's campaign here.

I once applied for a job a few years back & he was the owner of the place, he actually questioned the fact that I put political activism on my resume. I walked out without a second thought.

And yeah, here in RI we have a LOT of fake Dems in the State House.

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