S.C. Dems to Gov. Haley: Dismiss ‘white supremacist’ from campaign committee [View all]

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Gov. Nikki Haley’s re-election campaign has no plans to remove a controversial volunteer who S.C. Democrats and others say has ties to white supremacist groups.

Democrats called on Haley to dismiss Roan Garcia-Quintana of Mauldin from the Republican’s grass-roots re-election committee, citing his ties to the Council of Conservative Citizens. Civil rights groups, including the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League, have labeled that council a hate group.

In an interview with The State, Garcia-Quintana dismissed accusations of racism, saying the council “supports Caucasian heritage.”

“Is it racist to be proud of your own heritage? Is it racist to want to keep your own heritage pure?” Garcia-Quintana said. “Racist is when you hate somebody so much that you want to destroy them.”

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