Louisiana Senate Candidate Literally Torches a Confederate Flag in New Campaign Ad

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37. :) Good grief. Points for bold attention-grabbing by a very needy candidate,

and points for the special category of Burning a Confederate Flag While Black.

But subtract them all plus an additional 50 for doing it while running for office as a Democrat.

ANY office. There are huge, fundamental reasons why almost all people who behave this way run as Republicans. Republicans elect them if they're theirs and use them to smear Democrats if they aren't. Democrats don't elect them -- this kind of behavior's way too much like "them." And this is a senate race -- he has to get most of the state to vote for him. John Lewis is no longer around to explain it. Senator Warnock is, but he's also running so he can't get associated with it.

Those we elect are supposed to represent and serve everyone, even if they can't always do it in all the ways some would wish. A large majority of southerners wouldn't dream of flying that flag but do associate it with their own forebears and/or local history. They do rightly expect anyone who represents them to respect that about them. And, of course all constituents also include LA's homos and hoes. I think he's well suited as a political agitator for those who share his attitudes.