Thread by @AsteadWesley

A new piece from me: On the story about race in the midterms few are talking about: Not Stacey Abrams or Andrew Gillum, but how the GOP has nominated their whitest slate of Governor's candidates in years. nytimes.com/2018/10/03/us/…

Republicans used to have a more diverse gubernatorial bench than Democrats in recent years, with people like Jindal, Haley, Sandoval, and Martinez. Now, after this midterms, the party's roster threatens to be all-white, and overwhelmingly male
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Some Republicans whisper that this is not an anomaly, but the direct result of the party's convergence around white interests, fueled by a Trump campaign and presidency that has focused its appeals on its overwhelmingly white electoral base
nytimes.com/2018/10/03/us/…

The result, a lose-lose for minority Republicans like Abel Maldanado, who said he likes Trump's policies but couln't run in his GOP.

“It’s not complicated,” said Michael Steele. “These efforts have been made more difficult by the ugly rhetoric."

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But ppl like Newt are not deterred. He said the tough candidate recruitment environment was bc of an "anti-conservative" sentiment.
“Take a look of what’s happening with Kavanaugh, If you’re a normal rational person do you really want to do this?" nytimes.com/2018/10/03/us/…