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After refusing to allow reporter @thisislarrison to join him for a ride-along reporting trip because she’s a woman, GOP gubernatorial candidate Robert Foster shared this clip showing male reporter Zach Holbrook from Magee News joining him for a ride-along today. #mselex
“We’re here live today with Robert Foster, where it’s his truck, his rules,” Magee News reporter Zach Holobrook says, referring to the candidate’s hashtag #MyTruckMyRules and the rule he cited to bar a woman reporter from a similar ride-along this past week. #mselex 
As if to make the point that a ride-along is a privilege male reporters have greater access to than women like @thisislarrison, Foster shared MageeNews.com’s clip of a ride-along this morning in which he actually let a male reporter drive his truck. #MSelex
THREAD: Since news broke that Robert Foster denied reporter @thisislarrison access without a male chaperone, his FB following has increased by 2000+. This screenshot shows the change for @RobertFoster4MS from Wednesday at noon (half a day after the story broke) to today. #mselex
Robert Foster’s Twitter following also appears to be up by about 2,000 followers.
And quite a few of his new followers say this incident, where he denied a woman reporter access without a male chaperone, is why. For instance:
And quite a few of his new followers say this incident, where he denied a woman reporter access without a male chaperone, is why. For instance:
New supporter Amy says this is “God giving (Robert Foster) the best possible boost in the last weeks (of the GOP primary for Mississippi governor). David against Goliath!”
In recent polls, Foster drew a distant third w single digit support behind two establishment candidates.
In recent polls, Foster drew a distant third w single digit support behind two establishment candidates.
