DeSantis rocked by Black Republican revolt over slavery comments - eviltoast

The bitter fight between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Rep. Byron Donalds over a line about slavery in the state’s revised African American history standards is infuriating several prominent Black conservatives.

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    1 year ago

    Seen from the other side the Atlantic, the most amusing part of the story is that there are black republican…

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      1 year ago

      at a time when Black Republicans feel they’re making strides within the party.

      Lol. Honestly what do they think is the endgame here?

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        1 year ago

        Is it possible that some of these Super PACs are bankrolling black GOP candidates in order to influence and leech away black folks’ support for democrats?

        The tin foil hattiness of that question is obvious, but somehow it makes more sense than black people joining/supporting the GOP.