Tuesday, November 15, 2022

GET ME REWRITE: GOP, still the party of white people, of the past

 
HeadlineFiveThirtyEight, 11/15/2022
For years, Republicans have struggled to recruit and elect Black candidates. But heading into this year’s primary election season, national Republicans boasted that more than 80 Black Republicans — a historical feat for the party — were running on the GOP ticket. After the primaries, only 31 Black Republicans actually made it onto the ballot, according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis of primary race winners. Almost all of those candidates lost.



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