Posted on 04/02/2013 7:25:54 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The Republican National Committee has hired the son of Fox News commentator Juan Williams to coordinate the party's efforts to reach out to young and black voters.
Raffi Williams, the 24 year-old son of the liberal Fox commentator, will be the RNC's deputy press secretary and will be tasked with helping the GOP make inroads in these communities.
He told BuzzFeed that even though it is not realistic to expect Republicans to "get a ridiculous amount of African Americans in the next election," the party can "can start to make inroads, and the more inclusive we are as a party the better optics we get to other demographics as well not just African Americans and that helps us in the long run."
Williams was a Communications Director for the Republican Study Committee and worked for Rep. Dan Benishek's (R-MI) reelection campaign.
After losing every minority group badly during the last election cycle in a country that is getting more diverse, the RNC conducted an "autopsy" report that identified the problems the GOP has had with minority voters. Williams said RNC Chair Reince Priebus is enthusiastic about his efforts and it seems like he will be given the resources to succeed....
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
He’ll fit in well with the establishment.
yep...sure will
How many more red herrings do we need to see that will lead the RNC to lose the house...
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