Corrik7 posted... Also surprised that an African American democrat spoke at the rnc too.
As someone that lives in the Atlanta area, I wouldn't put much stock in this. He's long been a pariah within his own party here, and was 100% going to get primaried out of his position this year before announcing he wouldn't run. And prior to the former Atlanta mayor, he was pretty much the poster child of local political corruption.
Pretty sure Republicans hated him too, at least until he was elected to the state house. Then they could tout him as that black Democrat that almost always votes with Republicans. Which, I assume, is why they asked him to speak at the RNC, despite everything. But even then I'm pretty sure Republicans here still don't like him.
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