re: **US Congress ROUND 13 vote complete; 6 dissenters remain. House is adjourned until 10pm**

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TbirdSpur2010

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Obviously I can't speak to what you or those you know experience when you look at the political landscape/makeup but I can see how when Democrats brand us as racists, as a party for old white men, how someone not deep into politics might look across party leadership and say "oh well maybe they're right, this isn't the place for me". I'd like to see that change.

I've always looked at black voters, particularly those across the south who vote overwhelmingly Democrat and thought these are people that place emphasis on their families, they're religious people with an emphasis on their faith. Democrats are getting farther and farther from principles of faith and family but they still vote that way because thats just how it is. It's what's expected. Shouldn't there be an opportunity for our party to make inroads there and grow our voter base? It won't happen if you don't make an effort.

I don't want to lean on Donalds and make it sound like he's just a tool to exploit. I think he's got strong conservative chops. But I think he's someone we want with the highest visibility in the party. A principled conservative black man. I think he would provide an opportunity to show that principles of conservatism aren't white values but American values. We do need to grow the demographic footprint and like I said the opportunity is there as we saw in 2020. We need to take it.