Michigan 2022 elections: Black GOP candidate runs in deep red district that is 88% White, 3% Black

 

Sources:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Ballotpedia

New York Times, 4/8/2022

Thanks to gerrymandering, Republicans need not win over too many Black voters to affect a handful of races, and dozens of Black Republican House candidates — a record number of them — are reshaping the party’s pitch.

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But tellingly, Black Republican candidates such as Ms. Green and John James, who is running for a Michigan House seat, are not advertising their party affiliations, just their biographies — a sign that the G.O.P. brand remains toxic in some corners.

Tellingly, indeed.  Welcome to GOP window dressing.  

John James was recruited to run in Michigan's 10th CD because it's a slam-dunk for any GOP candidate.  A Democrat is lucky to get one-third of the vote here.

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And why wouldn't John James advertise his GOP affiliation in a district where his party wins elections this handily?

Source:  Ballotpedia