Dozens of Black Democratic candidates are seeking office in heavily Republican states that former President Donald Trump won easily in 2020
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Jones speaks to campaign volunteers outside his campaign office in Pine Bluff, Ark. on Saturday, February 19, 2022.
Most experienced pols consider the race beyond a long shot, but it represents a change in thinking about how the Democratic Party can rebuild in heartland states where it has become almost extinct as white rural voters migrated en masse to the GOP. “The ball is moving down the field in terms of more progress being made," said Tolulope Kevin Olasanoye with the Collective PAC, which recruits and supports Black candidates.
Hofmeister “is not coming to any Black Lives Matter protests," said Joshua Harris-Till, a Black party organizer and candidate for a U.S. House seat. “We’re probably not going to see her veto legislation like some of these insane gun bills. We’re not going to see her championing the right of women to choose.”
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