A Texas Tea Party activist is in hot water over comments charging that the Republican Party doesn't want black people to vote because of tough odds.
Audio posted by Democratic group Battleground Texas
on Tuesday has Ken Emanuelson, a leading state Tea Party figure,
answering a question about black voters at a May 20 Dallas County GOP
event.
“I’m going to be real honest with you,” Emanuelson said. “The
Republican Party doesn’t want black people to vote if they are going to
vote 9-to-1 for Democrats.” [Read more]