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I cannot recall ever seeing a state party asking a sitting legislator to leave their party.
The legislator's crime? Corruption, sexual harassment, fraud? Saying that the GOP is complicit in racist & immoral activity:
The legislator's crime? Corruption, sexual harassment, fraud? Saying that the GOP is complicit in racist & immoral activity:
Nebraska's legislature is technically nonpartisan, but Republicans control 30 of 49 seats, so even if the state GOP gets its wish of only having members sworn to not criticize white supremacy, it wouldn't endanger their majority.
I'm sad to say the "media contact" number has not actually been responding. So I haven't been able to ask Ryan Hamilton if he's concerned that the state party lashing out in such unique manner to intra-party criticism that it enables racism will further encourage that criticism.
Here's more on Ryan Hamilton, the executive director of the Nebraska GOP who sent the press release asking Senator McCollister to leave the party. via @chrisgeidner.
