{"id":2319693,"date":"2024-08-05T20:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T00:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-upset-with-virginia-gop-candidates-campaign-colors-over-similarities-to-harris-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T20:39:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T00:39:21","slug":"democrats-upset-with-virginia-gop-candidates-campaign-colors-over-similarities-to-harris-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-upset-with-virginia-gop-candidates-campaign-colors-over-similarities-to-harris-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats upset with Virginia GOP candidate\u2019s campaign colors over similarities to Harris &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fdemocrats-upset-with-virginia-gop-candidates-campaign-colors-over-similarities-to-harris-washington-examiner%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=2319693&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--><p>Democrats in Virginia are expressing frustration over the campaign colors chosen by a Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-malliotakis-aoc-should-have-called-for-investigation-into-gov-cuomo-sooner\/\" title=\"Rep. Malliotakis: AOC should have called for investigation into Gov. Cuomo sooner\">mayoral candidate<\/a>, \u200bXiao \u2062Yin\u2063 &#8220;Tang&#8221;\u200d Byrom, which resemble \u200dthose \u2064of Vice President \u200bKamala Harris&#8217;s \u2062sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha. Byrom, a business owner\u200c in Manassas, received backlash after posting on \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-majority-says-cancel-culture-threatens-freedom\/\" title=\"Poll: Majority says cancel culture threatens freedom\">social media wearing<\/a> her campaign&#8217;s pink and green colors. Local Democrats accused her of insensitivity and questioned her choice of\u200b colors,\u200d suggesting it was \u200ddisrespectful to \u2063the Vice \u200cPresident. In response, Republican leaders defended Byrom, emphasizing \u200cthat the\u200b colors are widely\u2062 recognized and not\u2063 exclusively tied to\u200b Harris. This \u200bincident highlights the\u200c tensions\u200b between\u2064 the two political parties in Virginia amid the upcoming\u2064 elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats upset with Virginia GOP candidate&rsquo;s campaign colors over similarities to Harris<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1722157\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> mayoral candidate&rsquo;s choice of campaign colors has upset <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Virginia<\/a> Democrats over their likeness to Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Xiao Yin &ldquo;Tang&rdquo; Byrom, the mayoral candidate for Manassas and a longtime business owner in the city, is facing claims that she is copying Harris&rsquo;s sorority colors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Harris is greeted before speaking at the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. annual convention during the 71st biennial Boule at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (AP Photo\/LM Otero)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The saga began on Sunday, when Byrom, a tailor and bridal consultant and owner of Tang&rsquo;s Alterations, took to social media to share a photo of herself gearing up for voter outreach.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The GOP mayoral hopeful sported her trademark pink and green campaign colors as she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=122129400416300542&amp;set=a.122109116156300542\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>posted<\/a> to Facebook, &ldquo;Knock, knock, rain or shine here we come. Team Tang is ready to serve YOU!! Making more new friends&hellip; Can&rsquo;t wait to see you next week and introduce you to the rest of the team.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Manassas Democrats immediately knocked Byrom for using colors associated with Harris&rsquo;s Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are wondering over here: did you purposely choose AKA colors? To be honest, it feels disrespectful and disingenuous,&rdquo; the Manassas and Manassas Park Cities Democratic Committee posted in a comment to Byrom&rsquo;s post.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I find your colors to be downright disrespectful! These colors represent our Vice President&rsquo;s sorority, AKA. You are not Aka, nor do you represent our Vice President, who is now the Democratic nominee for president,&rdquo; Helen Zurita, who ran as a Democrat in 2021 to be on the Manassas City Council, added.<\/p>\n<p>The city&rsquo;s top Republicans jumped to Byrom&rsquo;s defense.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Can&rsquo;t believe we even have to jump in and comment but better than Tang having to waste time on this,&rdquo; the Manassas Republican Party responded.&nbsp;&ldquo;Google Lilly Pulitzer.&nbsp; As the owner of one of the DMV&rsquo;s top alterations and clothing shops, Tang has been making brides elegant, stylish and trendy right here in Manassas for 25 years and now she&rsquo;s done the same to her campaign. How about we stop criticizing designers on their design inspirations and talk about issues voters care about?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ian Lovejoy, one of the state&rsquo;s Republican delegates and a former Manassas City Council member, quipped, &ldquo;They &lsquo;choose the obscure colors of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s sorority to trick the HUGE portion of the voting public who base their vote on obscure sorority colors&rsquo; gambit.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris graduated from Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1986. Alpha Kappa Alpha is a historically black sorority.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at an event in Manassas, Virginia, Jan. 23, 2024.(AP Photo\/Susan Walsh, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Byrom is challenging incumbent Michelle Davis-Younger, the Democratic Party nominee to become the next mayor of Manassas. <\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Byrom&rsquo;s campaign for comment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1722157\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1722157\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats in Virginia are expressing their displeasure over the campaign colors chosen by Republican mayoral candidate Xiao Yin \u201cTang\u201d Byrom, which they believe closely resemble those of Vice President Kamala Harris. Byrom, who has been a business owner in Manassas for many years, is accused of mimicking the colors associated with Harris&#8217;s sorority. The controversy began when Byrom shared a social media post showcasing her pink and green campaign colors while promoting voter outreach efforts. In response, local Democrats criticized her choice, questioning whether it was intentional and labeling it as disrespectful to Harris\u2019s Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Helen Zurita, a former Democratic candidate for the Manassas City Council, voiced strong disapproval of Byrom&#8217;s color scheme.<\/p>\n<p>In defense of Byrom, local Republicans argued that the criticism was unwarranted and suggested that it detracted from more pressing issues voters care about. They pointed out that such colors are not exclusive to any one individual or group and referenced designer Lilly Pulitzer as an example of similar color usage in fashion. Ian Lovejoy, a Republican delegate and former council member, sarcastically remarked on the absurdity of suggesting that voters would be swayed by sorority colors alone.<\/p>\n<p>Byrom is running against incumbent Michelle Davis-Younger for the position of mayor in Manassas. The Washington Examiner has reached out to her campaign for further comments on this issue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2319694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kamala-Harris-AKA.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37280,3685,37279],"class_list":["post-2319693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-campaign-colors","tag-democrats","tag-virginia-gop"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kamala-Harris-AKA.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319693","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319693\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}