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BawdySausage 04/14/20 3:49:12 PM #1:	https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/492724-georgia-democratic-legislator-bucks-party-with-trump-endorsement Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones (D) broke with his party on Tuesday by endorsing President Trumps reelection bid, citing the president's handling of the economy and support for historically black colleges. Jones told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he was not switching parties but praised Trumps policies on certain issues. Its very simple to me. President Trumps handling of the economy, his support for historically black colleges and his criminal justice initiatives drew me to endorse his campaign, Jones told the newspaper. There are a lot of African Americans who clearly see and appreciate hes doing something thats never been done before, Jones added. When you look at the unemployment rates among black Americans before the pandemic, they were at historic lows. Thats just a fact. In a statement, Jones highlighted Trumps criminal justice reforms, such as the First Step Act and granting clemency to Alice Marie Johnson. A generation of African American families have been devastated by draconian policies that Joe Biden supported and voted for when he served in the U.S. Senate, Jones said in a statement to CBS 46. A change was needed and President Trump took action. A 2008 article from the Savannah Morning News noted that Jones described himself as an independent thinker and a conservative Democrat who supports faith-based initiatives, tough immigration laws and fiscal responsibility. He reportedly kept pictures of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in his office, voted twice for former President George W. Bush and then enthusiastically embraced former President Obamas White House bid. Jones's endorsement of Trump came the same day that Obama endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. Last month, a city councilwoman accused Jones of making transphobic comments against her during a discussion at the state Capitol. Stephe Koontz, Georgias only transgender elected official, alleged that Jones ranted about how LGBTQ rights are not civil rights. You might be a man one day and a woman the next, I dont even know who you are, Koontz quoted Jones as saying. Jones told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that his recollection of the conversation is different. <cite>BawdySausage posted [p:937392804] in Black Geor... [t:78582686]...</cite> <quote>https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/492724-georgia-democratic-legislator-bucks-party-with-trump-endorsement Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones (D) broke with his party on Tuesday by endorsing President Trumps reelection bid, citing the president's handling of the economy and support for historically black colleges. Jones told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he was not switching parties but praised Trumps policies on certain issues. Its very simple to me. President Trumps handling of the economy, his support for historically black colleges and his criminal justice initiatives drew me to endorse his campaign, Jones told the newspaper. There are a lot of African Americans who clearly see and appreciate hes doing something thats never been done before, Jones added. When you look at the unemployment rates among black Americans before the pandemic, they were at historic lows. Thats just a fact. In a statement, Jones highlighted Trumps criminal justice reforms, such as the First Step Act and granting clemency to Alice Marie Johnson. A generation of African American families have been devastated by draconian policies that Joe Biden supported and voted for when he served in the U.S. Senate, Jones said in a statement to CBS 46. A change was needed and President Trump took action. A 2008 article from the Savannah Morning News noted that Jones described himself as an independent thinker and a conservative Democrat who supports faith-based initiatives, tough immigration laws and fiscal responsibility. He reportedly kept pictures of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in his office, voted twice for former President George W. Bush and then enthusiastically embraced former President Obamas White House bid. Jones's endorsement of Trump came the same day that Obama endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. Last month, a city councilwoman accused Jones of making transphobic comments against her during a discussion at the state Capitol. Stephe Koontz, Georgias only transgender elected official, alleged that Jones ranted about how LGBTQ rights are not civil rights. You might be a man one day and a woman the next, I dont even know who you are, Koontz quoted Jones as saying. Jones told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that his recollection of the conversation is different. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HiddenRoar 04/14/20 3:51:44 PM #2:	I don't see what's wrong with that. He's free to endorse whoever he wants. AMERICA. <cite>HiddenRoar posted [p:937392987] in Black Geor... [t:78582686]...</cite> <quote>I don't see what's wrong with that. He's free to endorse whoever he wants. AMERICA. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 04/14/20 3:52:49 PM #3:	Man in deep red state endorses guy who was going to already win said state. News at 11. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:937393060] in Black Geor... [t:78582686]...</cite> <quote>Man in deep red state endorses guy who was going to already win said state. News at 11. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BiggLaw 04/14/20 3:53:28 PM #4:	Tyranthraxus posted... Man in deep red state endorses guy who was going to already win said state. News at 11. --- Don't hate the player, hate the game. I only play the cards I was dealt. Gamertag: BiggLaw4 <cite>BiggLaw posted [p:937393105] in Black Geor... [t:78582686]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite> <quote>Man in deep red state endorses guy who was going to already win said state. News at 11.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CrazyandLazy 04/14/20 3:54:10 PM #5:	Trump is the champion of the people/working class! --- Internet is srs business https://imgur.com/kQm9aik <cite>CrazyandLazy posted [p:937393156] in Black Geor... [t:78582686]...</cite> <quote>Trump is the champion of the people/working class! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 04/14/20 3:57:34 PM #6:	First Step Act isn't really Trump's so much as it's Rep. Douglas Collins' (R-GA). Also it had considerable bipartisan support. Only opposition was... checks ...Republicans. Still, Trump did end up supporting it and signed it into law, so that's officially a thing. Although it was Kanye and Kim who had to get him on board, for some reason. --- CyricZ <cite>CyricZ posted [p:937393363] in Black Geor... [t:78582686]...</cite> <quote>First Step Act isn't really Trump's so much as it's Rep. Douglas Collins' (R-GA). Also it had considerable bipartisan support. Only opposition was... checks ...Republicans. Still, Trump did end up supporting it and signed it into law, so that's officially a thing. Although it was Kanye and Kim who had to get him on board, for some reason. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 04/14/20 4:01:04 PM #7:	BawdySausage posted... A 2008 article from the Savannah Morning News noted that Jones described himself as an independent thinker and a conservative Democrat who supports faith-based initiatives, tough immigration laws and fiscal responsibility. He reportedly kept pictures of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in his office, voted twice for former President George W. Bush and then enthusiastically embraced former President Obamas White House bid. Jones's endorsement of Trump came the same day that Obama endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. Last month, a city councilwoman accused Jones of making transphobic comments against her during a discussion at the state Capitol. Stephe Koontz, Georgias only transgender elected official, alleged that Jones ranted about how LGBTQ rights are not civil rights. You might be a man one day and a woman the next, I dont even know who you are, Koontz quoted Jones as saying. You're telling me this guy backed Donald Trump? --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:937393616] in Black Geor... [t:78582686]...</cite> <quote>BawdySausage posted...</cite> <quote>A 2008 article from the Savannah Morning News noted that Jones described himself as an independent thinker and a conservative Democrat who supports faith-based initiatives, tough immigration laws and fiscal responsibility. He reportedly kept pictures of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in his office, voted twice for former President George W. Bush and then enthusiastically embraced former President Obamas White House bid. Jones's endorsement of Trump came the same day that Obama endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. Last month, a city councilwoman accused Jones of making transphobic comments against her during a discussion at the state Capitol. Stephe Koontz, Georgias only transgender elected official, alleged that Jones ranted about how LGBTQ rights are not civil rights. You might be a man one day and a woman the next, I dont even know who you are, Koontz quoted Jones as saying. </quote> You're telling me this guy backed Donald Trump?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VipaGTS 04/14/20 4:02:37 PM #8:	Its Georgia. he kinda of has no choice if he wants to keep his seat. --- "I devour urine just like my Portland Trailblazers, with piss poor defense." <cite>VipaGTS posted [p:937393715] in Black Geor... [t:78582686]...</cite> <quote>Its Georgia. he kinda of has no choice if he wants to keep his seat. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PrettyBoyFloyd 04/14/20 4:09:52 PM #9:	Hell I work with a black guy who likes Trump because he says and does what he wants. But he says that he didn't like some of the obvious crowd he attracts. I said that those people are just votes he's playing them for. --- The Evil Republicans - Est.2004 - WoT [Government Destabilizing Branch] <cite>PrettyBoyFloyd posted [p:937394154] in Black Geor... [t:78582686]...</cite> <quote>Hell I work with a black guy who likes Trump because he says and does what he wants. But he says that he didn't like some of the obvious crowd he attracts. I said that those people are just votes he's playing them for. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 04/14/20 4:11:08 PM #10:	VipaGTS posted... Its Georgia. he kinda of has no choice if he wants to keep his seat. States are not that uniform, my dude. This guy's district is near Atlanta and he got 71% of the vote in 2016. --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:937394236] in Black Geor... [t:78582686]...</cite> <quote>VipaGTS posted...</cite> <quote>Its Georgia. he kinda of has no choice if he wants to keep his seat. </quote> States are not that uniform, my dude. This guy's district is near Atlanta and he got 71% of the vote in 2016.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Inigo 04/14/20 4:11:54 PM #11:	I wonder how Jones conveniently ignores all the white supremacy attached to Trump --- "This is your last dance." <cite>Blue_Inigo posted [p:937394280] in Black Geor... [t:78582686]...</cite> <quote>I wonder how Jones conveniently ignores all the white supremacy attached to Trump </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0 04/14/20 4:12:12 PM #12:	Antifar posted... States are not that uniform, my dude. This guy's district is in Atlanta and he got 71% of the vote in 2016. I'd be worried about a primary, I wonder why he isn't --- But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:937394302] in Black Geor... [t:78582686]...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted... </cite> <quote>States are not that uniform, my dude. This guy's district is in Atlanta and he got 71% of the vote in 2016.</quote> I'd be worried about a primary, I wonder why he isn't </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Bishop9800 04/14/20 4:33:38 PM #14:	CrazyandLazy posted... Trump is the champion of the people/working class! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_n5E7feJHw0 --- There are enough attention whores on CE as it is. <cite>Bishop9800 posted [p:937395570] in Black Geor... [t:78582686]...</cite> <quote>CrazyandLazy posted... </cite> <quote>Trump is the champion of the people/working class!</quote>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_n5E7feJHw0 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BawdySausage 04/15/20 11:36:42 PM #16:	Trump approval among black voters near 20% https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/trump-approval-among-black-voters-near-20-poll President Trump earned a 19% job approval rating from black voters in the latest Fox News poll as the Trump reelection campaign works to double the 8% support he received from this cohort four years ago. Trump's team is spending tens of millions of dollars to woo black voters in the November election, deploying a massive field and data program to target a voting bloc that for decades has overwhelmingly supported the Democratic Party. Until all campaigns were forced online by the coronavirus pandemic, that investment included opening special campaign field offices in urban neighborhoods in key battleground states designed to cater to black voters. In the Fox News survey, which was conducted April 4-7, 13% of registered black voters said they "somewhat approve" of Trump's job performance, with 6% saying they "strongly approve." Nevertheless, in a head-to-head matchup with presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, Trump fell short of his goal of doubling his performance with black voters, trailing the former vice president 66% to 10%. The other 24% were undecided, backing another candidate, or not voting. In exit polls from 2016, 89% of black voters said they voted for Democrat Hillary Clinton. Still, turnout in black strongholds in states such as Michigan and Wisconsin was not sufficient for a Clinton victory, so Biden will have to generate more enthusiasm for his candidacy that Clinton did. The poll has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3 percentage points. <cite>BawdySausage posted [p:937486227] in Black Geor... [t:78582686]...</cite> <quote>Trump approval among black voters near 20% https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/trump-approval-among-black-voters-near-20-poll President Trump earned a 19% job approval rating from black voters in the latest Fox News poll as the Trump reelection campaign works to double the 8% support he received from this cohort four years ago. Trump's team is spending tens of millions of dollars to woo black voters in the November election, deploying a massive field and data program to target a voting bloc that for decades has overwhelmingly supported the Democratic Party. Until all campaigns were forced online by the coronavirus pandemic, that investment included opening special campaign field offices in urban neighborhoods in key battleground states designed to cater to black voters. In the Fox News survey, which was conducted April 4-7, 13% of registered black voters said they "somewhat approve" of Trump's job performance, with 6% saying they "strongly approve." Nevertheless, in a head-to-head matchup with presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, Trump fell short of his goal of doubling his performance with black voters, trailing the former vice president 66% to 10%. The other 24% were undecided, backing another candidate, or not voting. In exit polls from 2016, 89% of black voters said they voted for Democrat Hillary Clinton. Still, turnout in black strongholds in states such as Michigan and Wisconsin was not sufficient for a Clinton victory, so Biden will have to generate more enthusiasm for his candidacy that Clinton did. The poll has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3 percentage points. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
E32005 04/17/20 8:23:59 PM #18:	BawdySausage posted... Trump approval among black voters near 20% and 80% hate him whats your point? --- https://imgur.com/LAvnefi <cite>E32005 posted [p:937603325] in Black Geor... [t:78582686]...</cite> <quote>BawdySausage posted...</cite> <quote>Trump approval among black voters near 20% </quote> and 80% hate him whats your point?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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