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BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 02:41 PM Dec 2016

I think it's worth pointing out...

...that the same guy who says tokenism is bad is also the same guy who hired a female and black campaign spokesperson after his campaign staff was criticized as too white and too male.

Food for thought.

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I think it's worth pointing out... (Original Post) BobbyDrake Dec 2016 OP
And completely changed campaign rhetoric one day after a visit to Seattle. NCTraveler Dec 2016 #1
She was one of the absolute best people in his campaign too. emulatorloo Dec 2016 #2
Perhaps she just happened to be best qualified for the job. hellofromreddit Dec 2016 #3
 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
1. And completely changed campaign rhetoric one day after a visit to Seattle.
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 03:12 PM
Dec 2016

To be fair, I think he was horrified as member of the crowd shouted "taze her" and "we have fixed race problems".

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