Most saw it as an unforced error at a time when Black Republicans feel they're making strides within the party.

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.

  • Hazdaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    There are about 170M registered voters in the US. Roughly 1/3 identify as R which means roughly 53M Americans. Even if 89% are white, that’s still close to 6 million non white Republicans out there. That’s not an insignificant number of people. Especially when you consider that GOP actively votes against these groups.