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Related: About this forumBlack Iowa Democrat Gets Lynching Threat For Criticizing Trump - The Last Word - MSNBC
"It really has to stop." The first Black Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party Ross Wilburn describes to Lawrence O'Donnell receiving multiple racist threats with the n-word, including a lynching threat, just for writing an opinion piece critical of Donald Trump. Aired on 10/19/2021.
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Black Iowa Democrat Gets Lynching Threat For Criticizing Trump - The Last Word - MSNBC (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Oct 2021
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I see the level of Republican discourse appears incapable of rising above its current level. n/t
DFW
Oct 2021
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It seems to me that the previous leadership gave them permission and they're not stopping now
Rhiannon12866
Oct 2021
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DFW
(59,878 posts)1. I see the level of Republican discourse appears incapable of rising above its current level. n/t
Rhiannon12866
(252,263 posts)2. It seems to me that the previous leadership gave them permission and they're not stopping now
They've taken us back several decades.
twodogsbarking
(17,962 posts)3. I hope he knows that the majority of people
find this unacceptable. Hopefully they are speaking out against this in Iowa.
ancianita
(43,162 posts)4. I hope IA is no longer the first primary in presidential elections.
