Rep. Alan Grayson’s recent comment that the Republican Party was now the “White Christian Party,” defined the Democrat congressman’s ignorance towards race, and his further fueling of the existing racial dived the he, along with President Obama and Al Sharpton, are responsible for.
Here is what Grayson wrote in the Huffington Post:Perhaps there is another one of these “White Christian” Republicans out there that could possibly oust Grayson from Hispanic-heavy seat in 2016?For a five-month period that ends this week, every single elected Republican in Congress was a white Christian.
Let me repeat that: every elected GOP Member of the House and Senate was a white Christian.Eric Cantor is Jewish. He left office on August 1 last year. Since then, the entire elected GOP caucus, in both the House and the Senate, has comprised only white Christians.
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Tim Scott was sworn into the Senate Tuesday, and Mia Love and Will Hurd were sworn into the House. That makes three elected African-American House Republicans, up from zero. They join 43 African-American Democrats.Lee Zeldin was also sworn into the House Tuesday. That makes one elected Jewish House Republican, up from zero. He joins 27 Jewish Democrats, two Muslim Democrats, two Buddhist Democrats and one Hindu Democrat.
I’m not talking about 13 years ago, when GOP Leadership Rep. Steve Scalise addressed a racist “European-American” group. I’m talking about the last five months.
The conclusion is obvious: Judging by whom it elects to Congress, the GOP is now the White Christian Party.
While Grayson points to the racial breakdown of the U.S. population, the so-called “Congressman with Guts” Grayson fails to mention that Hispanics are also considered to be part of the White race, and many of these Hispanics are already members of the Republican Congressional Caucus in the U.S. congress.
On name that comes to mind, that is well respected among the Hispanic community in central Florida, as well as by Republicans and Independents alike, former Governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Fortunio.
Fortunio has said that he is focused on his work on the private sector, but still has all of his options open.
Fortunio would undoubtedly be able to race the support and funds needed to challenge Grayson. In his 2014 re-election, Grayson did his hardest to make sure Republican Carol Platt won her primary race and not Navy veteran Jorge Bonilla.
Platt prevailed in her primary race, and went on to lose to Grayson by 11 percent in the general election.
A virtual no-name was able to get that close to defeating Grayson, so can you imagine a household name like Fortunio being on the ballot?Lights out for Grayson.