Louisiana Senate candidate Gary Chambers burns Confederate flag in latest viral ad

[AZLD4Candidate]

Gary Chambers Jr., a U.S. Senate candidate from Louisiana who went viral for smoking marijuana in his first campaign ad, is back with another provocative spot in which he burns a Confederate flag.

The ad, which was released on Wednesday, begins with Chambers holding an American flag and quoting the Declaration of Independence.

“They said, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,’” Chambers says. “But here in Louisiana and all around the South, it feels like Jim Crow never left and the remnants of the Confederacy remain.

“The attacks against Black people, our right to vote and participate in this democracy are methodical,” he continues in the 60-second spot, pouring gasoline on the flag. “Gerrymandered districts are a byproduct of the Confederacy. Our system isn’t broken. It’s designed to do exactly what it’s doing, which is producing measurable inequity. One in 13 Black Americans are deprived of the right to vote. One in nine Black Americans do not have health insurance. One in three Black children live in poverty.”

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[Eko]

1. K and R big time.

[CrackityJones75]

2. Fucking A that is how you do it!

Use the shit that gets them fired up. smoking shit, burning shit, and talkin shit!

[Ex Lurker]

3. Unfortunately he's a fringe candidate

The only Democrat with a chance of winning statewide office in Louisiana would be a Manchin type and even then it would be an uphill fight. When people think of Louisiana they think of vibrant, cosmopolitan, LGBT friendly, progressive New Orleans, but it only has 15% of Louisiana's population and the rest of the state despises New Orleans and everything it stands for.

[AZLD4Candidate]

4. AOC was a fringe candidate and look what happened

The only reason candidates are "fringe" candidates is because we allow them to be fringe candidates.

[Ex Lurker]

5. She ran in a safe blue district

Gary is running statewide where white voters outnumber Black voters by about 60-40 and you can count the number of white progressives on the fingers of one hand. Add to that he's not real popular even among Black voters due to some inside baseball stuff between various political factions in the community. He's never won a race at any level, including running for state senate in a safe Democratic district. I'm just saying don't get your hopes up that this is going anywhere.

[AZLD4Candidate]

6. I remember Louisiana had a Governor's elect between a crook and David Duke

I'm not getting my hopes up, but in Louisiana, anything is possible.