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Democrats are incensed and calling on New Mexico Republican Party Chairman Steve Pearce to apologize after the state GOP sent an email to supporters Friday morning urging them to help change the complexion of our Congressional delegation.
All of New Mexicos U.S. representatives are people of color.
The email begins with a criticism of U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján, the highest-ranking Hispanic lawmaker in Congress, for voting Wednesday night to impeach President Donald Trump instead of working to address poverty, child hunger and lack of healthcare in his home state of New Mexico.
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dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)TwilightZone
(25,342 posts)I have to admit that this one is pretty creative. Blatant and obvious, but creative.
lapfog_1
(29,166 posts)and ny first thought was "what, they want to make it whiter?" and dismissed that as waaay too racist even for the GOP...
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Trump signaled that there was no more need for coded racist language.
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)Sadly, it's just getting started
RainCaster
(10,673 posts)Gothmog
(143,998 posts)Leith
(7,802 posts)They're not trying to play coy any more.
Yanno, in my 60+ years, I have never heard anyone complain that there were too many white men in government. Leave it to the rethugs to whine that they aren't in charge of everything every moment of every day.