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Black Republican opposing Clyburn in 6th District
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| October 18th, 2013,
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Posted on 10/20/2013 12:06:14 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
For the first time since 2000, a black Republican is running in South Carolina's black-majority 6th Congressional District.
The Rev. Leon Winn, a Baptist minister and retired small businessman, says the key to defeating incumbent Democrat Jim Clyburn is to convince GOP voters to go to the polls and to convince Democrats not to vote a straight party ticket.
The 58-year-old Winn says race is important because the district was gerrymandered as a black majority district. He says he's targeting younger voters who were not those who first put Clyburn in office more than 20 years ago.
Winn says he'd appreciate any support from the state's black U.S. senator, Tim Scott. But he says he won't press for help because Scott has his own campaign to run.
TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: sumter
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To: upchuck; SC Swamp Fox
To: Jet Jaguar
yes, but did he march with Martin?
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posted on
10/20/2013 12:09:22 PM PDT
by
bert
((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Travon... Felony assault and battery hate crime)
To: Jet Jaguar
A white democrat won the primary for mayor of Detroit.
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posted on
10/20/2013 12:11:36 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: Jet Jaguar
The only person to beat Clyburn would be a black Santa Claus with a bag full of food stamps and crack cocaine.
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posted on
10/20/2013 12:13:18 PM PDT
by
Cowboy Bob
(They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
To: Jet Jaguar
Clyburn is the biggest racist in congress. I would absolutely be all in to remove this POS from the house. A few points. Many Freepers are probably saying "no way" in such a black district will a Republican be elected. BUT, running a black candidate does wipe out the racial advantage Clyburn has and puts him on the defensive, back to his ideology and leftism. On that, he's vulnerable. Maybe not in somewhere like South Side Chicago where we ran a black candidate in a special election, but this is South Carolina, and Clyburn is old news, having taken office way back in the 90s. My advice to the rev. RUN ON SOCIAL ISSUES. Jim Clyburn backs homosexual marriage. This is waaay out of step with South Carolinian blacks who are largely religious.
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posted on
10/20/2013 12:16:32 PM PDT
by
Viennacon
To: Viennacon
running a black candidate does wipe out the racial advantage ClyburnNo it doesn't...They hate black Republicans more than anything.
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posted on
10/20/2013 12:17:30 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: bert
At thirteen? I suppose he could have,
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posted on
10/20/2013 12:23:20 PM PDT
by
beelzepug
(if any alphabets are watchin', I'll be coming home right after the meetin')
To: beelzepug
they have facial expressions that make them look somewhat alike
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posted on
10/20/2013 12:27:51 PM PDT
by
bert
((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Travon... Felony assault and battery hate crime)
To: Jet Jaguar
To: Viennacon; upchuck
I agree, a black Republican running a traditional values campaign can beat the communist tool Clyburn. The fact that Rev. Winn is a preacher man is a huge plus in the low country.
WIN WITH WINN!!!
To: smoothsailing
Recall, over the last two years, black preachers have begun to reject Obama and the Democrat agenda.
To: Viennacon
Onward Christian Soldiers!
To: Jet Jaguar
There was a
time when black Republicans ruled South Carolina.
To: Jet Jaguar
No PAC, lobbying money, large individual donors or the candidate’s personal fortune...he at least needs a website for
small donations.
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posted on
10/20/2013 12:48:38 PM PDT
by
erlayman
To: erlayman; Jet Jaguar
To: Jet Jaguar
To: smoothsailing
At last, someone I will be able to vote for in the 6th district since it swallowed up my house & I can’t vote for Joe Wilson anymore. This is good news.
We elect Ed Winn AND we turn out Flimsey Tinkerbelle & once again South Carolinians can feel good about our state.
Win with Winn! I like it.
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posted on
10/20/2013 1:23:27 PM PDT
by
elcid1970
("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
To: elcid1970
Oopsie.....I was thinking Ed Wynn from way back. My bad.
Leon Winn for Congress!
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posted on
10/20/2013 1:24:43 PM PDT
by
elcid1970
("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
To: elcid1970
Oopsie.....I was thinking Ed Wynn from way back. My bad. Leon Winn for Congress!LOL, Ed would also be a big improvement over Clyburn! :o)
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