Austin, TX – Today, a report from the Huffington Post called out the most shameful, race-baiting and racist attacks on Democrats in the nation, and Texas Republicans made the list. The report specifically cites attacks on Colin Allred in TX-32 and Sri Kulkarni in TX-22. On a scale of 1 to 5 “white Jesse Helms hands”, the report gave the attacks 4 out of 5, and 2 out of 5, respectively.
Huffington Post: “Here’s A Running List Of Racist Attacks On Candidates Of Color”
People of color are running for state and national office, and the country has responded with the most American of traditions: by attacking them in very racist ways. Some attacks are coded. Some are frankly stated. To keep track, we’ve begun a running list, limited to attacks made on candidates of color by their opponents, by opposing political organizations or by opposing campaign surrogates.
[…]
Colin Allred, Democratic candidate for Texas’ 32nd Congressional District
— Allred’s opponent, Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), says voting for Allred would ensure Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Cali.) becomes Speaker of the House and usher in an agenda that would raise taxes, give everyone free college and legalize drugs. “It would mean that they would legalize, they call it decriminalize, all Schedule 1 drugs,” Sessions said. “And what is that? That is everything from crack cocaine, to heroin, to methamphetamine. They would decriminalize, in essence legalize, all drugs in America.” If you get out your old Kix cereal decoder ring, you’ll find that “crack cocaine” is just another way of saying “scary negroes.”
— A digital ad pushing Sessions’ pro-gun agenda depicts a darkened hand over the mouth of a white woman.
Score:
Sri Preston Kulkarni, Democratic candidate for Texas’ 22nd Congressional District
— During a small campaign event, U.S. Rep. Pete Olson calls Kulkarni a “liberal Indo-American who is a carpetbagger” and wonders if his funding is “coming from overseas.” During Reconstruction, carpetbaggers were Northerners who moved to the post-Civil War South to get wealthy or acquire political power. Today it’s seen as a slur for opportunistic candidates seeking election in areas where they lack a local connection.
— The Fort Bend County Republican Party uses a cartoonish version of Lord Ganesha in an ad urging Hindu-American voters to support the Republican Party. “Would you worship a donkey or an elephant?” the ad asks. “The choice is yours.” The 22nd Congressional District includes a chunk of Fort Bend County.
Score:
Read the full report here: https://www.huffingtonpost.