Gillum responds to racist robocalls: I want to make sure we don't 'weaponize race'

[DonViejo]

BY BRETT SAMUELS - 09/02/18 09:23 AM EDT

Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum (D) on Sunday called it "deeply regrettable" that his campaign was targeted by a racist robocall from an out-of-state white supremacist group, noting it came days after his Republican opponent was accused of using racially charged language.

"We can have a challenge between ideas and around what we think the people of the state of Florida deserve. What I don’t want this race to turn into is a race of name-calling," Gillum said on CNN's "State of the Union."

"I want to make sure that we don’t racialize, and frankly, weaponize race as part of this process," he added. "People are taking cues from (Republican nominee Ron DeSantis), from his campaign and from [President] Donald Trump."

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The New York Times reported Saturday that Gillum was the target of a robocall paid for by an Idaho-based white supremacist organization. The phone recording features a man pretending to be Gillum speaking in an exaggerated black minstrel-style accent as by jungle noises play in the background.

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[OrlandoDem2]

1. This white guy, 4th generation Floridian supports you, Andrew!

He talks like a governor who will lead. DeSantis and his supporters are maniacs.