Republicans Run Racist Ads in Minnesota

Well, it looks like a Republican in Minnesota is joining with the Republican candidates in AZ-8 (who was endorsed by former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke) and VA Senate (using racial slurs in public) and other Virginia Republicans in embracing racism. In this case the raism is fairly blatant in ads the Republican candidate for Minnesota's Attorney General position is airing.

From the Indigninous Democratic Network:

INDN’s List Condemns Republicans Racist AD in MN!
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Our mission and our message is continually undercut by latent prejudice and blatant misunderstanding. Politicians and the press portray Indians as crooks, gamblers, or alcoholics that either actively exploit government or as dupes fooled into supporting the spurious activities of others. In Minnesota, the Republican candidate for attorney general Jeff Johnson produced a television ad in which a fraud is foiled by the candidate’s ID theft legislation. The villain is a sinister-looking Indian. Elsewhere in Minnesota, a state house campaign is sending recorded phone calls warning that voters’ “skyrocketing property taxes” are directed toward the “increased welfare demands from the Red Lake Reservation.”

Republicans are running campaigns like this all across the country. But INDN’s List is responding by promoting candidates with a positive message and a forward-looking vision for their communities, in states from Pennsylvania to Alaska. By supporting Indians as they enter state and local politics, INDN’s List is helping to destroy the misconceptions of American voters. As Indian candidates meet their constituents and speak their message of fairness and prosperity, politicians will find less and less that exploiting racial fears toward Indians is a viable winning strategy. Electing Indians serves not only to give us a voice in the halls of power but works to undermine the prejudice that pervades our nation by introducing Americans to their Indian neighbors and engage them in a dialogue of trust and mutual understanding.

Remember, these are the "values" Republican politicians REALLY believe in. I urge people to support the Indigenous Democratic Network in their fight against this kind of racism and their efforts to empower Native Americans through the ballot box.

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