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SummerSnow

(12,608 posts) Thu Apr 7, 2016, 06:13 PM Apr 2016

The GOP black exodus

http://www.theroot.com/articles/politics/2016/04/gop_exodus_why_are_black_staffers_leaving_the_rnc.html?wpisrc=topstories

Interesting article

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The GOP black exodus (Original Post) SummerSnow Apr 2016 OP

wonder if they will support the clintons SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2016 #1

Dunno if having four people quit can be called a mass exodus Warpy Apr 2016 #2

I agree. SummerSnow Apr 2016 #3

Out of five? KamaAina Apr 2016 #6

Well, d'oh AxionExcel Apr 2016 #4

Can you blame these staffers? Gothmog Apr 2016 #5

SoLeftIAmRight

(4,883 posts)

1. wonder if they will support the clintons

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Thu Apr 7, 2016, 06:21 PM

Apr 2016

Warpy

(114,525 posts)

2. Dunno if having four people quit can be called a mass exodus

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Thu Apr 7, 2016, 06:21 PM

Apr 2016

but it seems that the party bosses weren't working very hard to retain them, even if they'd been massively effective rather than just effective. I suppose they wanted a huge demographic shift and they wanted it right now and no one could deliver, not even four very bright, very committed people who did their best.

I do think it will be read very clearly by the few black Republicans out there, that they left as soon as they came up with alternative employment and the RNC held the door for all of them.