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Some in GOP Worry House Hopeful Could Hurt Diversity Effort
Source: Associated Press
Some in GOP Worry House Hopeful Could Hurt Diversity Effort
WASHINGTON — Jan 17, 2015, 9:32 AM ET
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press
Eager to attract more minority voters, some Republicans are worried that their party's near-certain candidate for a House seat in New York City could become the latest drag on GOP diversity efforts.
Daniel Donovan seems sure to become the Republican nominee in a special election in the 11th Congressional District, which covers Staten Island and a sliver of Brooklyn. Donovan, the district attorney for Staten Island the past 11 years and a borough native, would be the favorite to win in the conservative-leaning district.
He's also the prosecutor who presented evidence to the grand jury that decided against charging a white police officer in last July's chokehold death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black suspect. That episode, and the backlash it helped fuel among blacks and others, has stirred concerns among Republicans focused on the 2016 elections that Donovan's candidacy will help Democrats cast the GOP as unfriendly to minorities.
Donovan may be a strong local candidate, "but on a national scale, he'd bring lots of turbulence around racial politics that's unneeded for Republican presidential candidates," said Ron Bonjean, who has advised congressional GOP leaders.
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WASHINGTON — Jan 17, 2015, 9:32 AM ET
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press
Eager to attract more minority voters, some Republicans are worried that their party's near-certain candidate for a House seat in New York City could become the latest drag on GOP diversity efforts.
Daniel Donovan seems sure to become the Republican nominee in a special election in the 11th Congressional District, which covers Staten Island and a sliver of Brooklyn. Donovan, the district attorney for Staten Island the past 11 years and a borough native, would be the favorite to win in the conservative-leaning district.
He's also the prosecutor who presented evidence to the grand jury that decided against charging a white police officer in last July's chokehold death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black suspect. That episode, and the backlash it helped fuel among blacks and others, has stirred concerns among Republicans focused on the 2016 elections that Donovan's candidacy will help Democrats cast the GOP as unfriendly to minorities.
Donovan may be a strong local candidate, "but on a national scale, he'd bring lots of turbulence around racial politics that's unneeded for Republican presidential candidates," said Ron Bonjean, who has advised congressional GOP leaders.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/gop-worry-house-hopeful-hurt-diversity-effort-28293257
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