{"id":2029326,"date":"2023-09-12T14:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T18:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-schumer-shuns-another-black-candidate-in-democratic-senate-primary\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T14:24:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T18:24:51","slug":"chuck-schumer-shuns-another-black-candidate-in-democratic-senate-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-schumer-shuns-another-black-candidate-in-democratic-senate-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Schumer rejects another African American candidate in Democratic Senate primary."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchuck-schumer-shuns-another-black-candidate-in-democratic-senate-primary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2029326&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h2>What&#8217;s happening:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.)<\/strong> has once again\u2064 made a mockery of his party&#8217;s so-called commitment to racial diversity by supporting a \u200dwhite candidate over a black\u200c rival \u2064in a Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<h3>The Candidates:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Democratic \u2062Senatorial Campaign \u200cCommittee (DSCC), which Schumer oversees, and other Democratic-aligned \u2064groups are lining up behind <strong>Gloria Johnson<\/strong>, the state representative who \u200drecently announced her candidacy for U.S.\u2063 Senate in Tennessee. Johnson, who is white, recently used the DSCC email list to <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/dscc-and-johnson-2024?akid=11850.7658978.co_BSU&#038;amount=5&#038;amounts=5%2C10%2C25%2C50&#038;ask=5&#038;code=DPE-FM-20230905-GloriaJohnson-JohnsonAnnouncementTandem-Pros-sl3&#038;rd=1&#038;refcode=DPE-FM-20230905-GloriaJohnson-JohnsonAnnouncementTandem-Pros-sl3&#038;refcode2=11850_7658978_co_BSU&#038;t=9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raise money<\/a> for her \u200dcampaign.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marquita Bradshaw<\/strong>, a black\u2063 climate activist, is also running. She has a track record of overcoming the Democratic Party&#8217;s toxic white supremacy. In 2020, Bradshaw won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in \u2063Tennessee by defeating James Mackler, a white man <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/511000-marquita-bradshaw-beats-establishment-backed-mackler-in-tennessee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">backed<\/a> by Schumer and the party establishment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Controversial \u2064Actions:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Johnson was nearly expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives earlier this year for participating in an <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/tennessee-dems-face-expulsion-from-state-house-for-staging-insurrection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insurrection<\/a> attempt at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-and-officials-condemn-attack-on-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"Lawmakers and officials condemn attack on U.S. Capitol\">state capitol building<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Why it&#8217;s racist:<\/h2>\n<p>Schumer&#8217;s clear <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/racism-scandal-white-supremacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preference<\/a> \u200b for white candidates in Democratic primaries suggests a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-schumer-shuns-another-black-candidate-in-democratic-senate-primary\/\" title=\"Chuck Schumer rejects another African American candidate in Democratic Senate primary.\">deeply troubling animosity<\/a> toward black people and a\u200c total lack of confidence in the ability of black candidates to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-soros-bankrolling-mysterious-institution-in-texas-to-help-dems-records-show\/\" title=\"George Soros funds undisclosed Texas institution to support Democrats, documents reveal.\">win statewide elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>White power party:<\/h2>\n<p>The Tennessee primary is the third U.S. Senate contest of the 2024 election \u2062in which Schumer \u200dand the Democratic Party\u200c are supporting white candidates at the expense of their black challengers.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Examples:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Democratic establishment is backing two white candidates\u2014Reps. Katie Porter \u200dand Adam Schiff\u2014in the 2024 U.S. Senate primary in California. Rep. Barbara Lee, a black woman who is also running, has\u200c complained about her party&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/dem-rep-suggests-its-racist-for-dem-governor-to-tap-somebody-else-for-california-senate-seat-before-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">racist approach<\/a> to the contest.<\/li>\n<li>Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D., Mich.), a white\u2062 woman with ties to the CIA, is the &#8220;consensus candidate&#8221; among national Democrats in the \u2064race for U.S. Senate \u2062in Michigan, despite the fact that two black women, a black man (actor Hill Harper), and an Arab-American businessman are also seeking the nomination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Legacy of shame:<\/h2>\n<p>Schumer and the Democratic Party did the same thing in 2020, spending more than $50 million in support of <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/democrats-against-black-candidates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">white candidates<\/a> running against black challengers in key \u200bU.S. Senate primaries.<\/p>\n<h3>Statements:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Sen.\u200c Schumer, for whatever reason, did not want an African\u200c American running for Senate in North Carolina,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/chuck-schumer-racist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Erica Smith, a black\u2064 woman who lost \u2062the Democratic primary\u2064 to\u200c establishment choice \u2062Cal Cunningham, a white man.<\/li>\n<li>In Texas, national Democrats backed M.J. Hegar\u2064 in the primary over Royce West, a black state senator who accused party leaders of &#8220;trying to lock African Americans out of the \u200cprocess.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Crucial context:<\/h2>\n<p>The Democratic Party is best \u200bknown for supporting slavery and racial segregation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) has once again undermined his party&#8217;s commitment to racial diversity by endorsing a white candidate over a black rival in a Democratic primary. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and other Democratic-aligned groups are also backing Gloria, contradicting their supposed dedication to inclusivity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":2029327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2029326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/97"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2029326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2029327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2029326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2029326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2029326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}