(NNPA)—Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush thinks he can become president of the United States if Republicans can double their share of the Black vote in several key states. But he, like his GOP comrades, is demonstrating how not to accomplish that goal.
Bush’s latest failure came last week when he continued a longtime Republican tradition of trying to portray African Americans as addicted to welfare and government handouts. He was speaking at the East Cooper Republican Women’s Club annual Shrimp Dinner in Mount Pleasant, S.C.
According to the Washington Post, this is what happened:
“Look around this room,” a man told Bush, who spoke to a mostly White crowd. “How many Black faces do you see? How are you going to include them and get them to vote for you?” asked the man, who was White.
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