Subject
GOP; Midterm; Black Republicans
Description
The 2022 midterm elections have drawn a record number of Black Republican candidates running for Congress. It’s a remarkable turn in an election season marred by the increasing embrace of racist rhetoric and policies by GOP lawmakers and candidates.
The National Republican Congressional Committee says 28 Black candidates have made it past the nomination process this election season, down from 80 at the start. By contrast, there are just three Black Republicans currently in Congress — the largest number to serve simultaneously since Reconstruction. During Reconstruction, it was fairly common to have five to seven Black Republicans in Congress at a time, according to Theodore Johnson, a fellow at the policy think tank New America.
Creator
By —Nicole Ellis
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Publisher
pbs.org
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