I know Gillespie who was a former RNC head. If he had this photo and refused to use it even after Northam called him a racist, then Gillespie is a fool. Your suggestion that Gillespie wanted to lose doesnt make sense.
“I know Gillespie who was a former RNC head. If he had this photo and refused to use it even after Northam called him a racist, then Gillespie is a fool.”
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Which party dredges up stuff (real or otherwise) from a persons past to impact current events?
Gillespie is GOP 1.0, he thinks taking the "high road" is a better political strategy.
The GOP wanted Gillespie to lose.