Rise of Black Conservatives Terrifies the Left
Laura Hollis
Posted: Sep 02, 2021 12:01 AM
The election to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom is now less than two weeks away. According to California law, Newsom will be removed from office if more than 50% of those casting ballots vote in favor of recall. The ballot also asks who should replace the governor if he is recalled. However, Newsom's replacement would be whichever person named on the ballot receives the most votes. There is no requirement that he or she must receive more than 50% of the votes, or indeed any specific percentage at all.
At this writing, conservative commentator and talk show host Larry Elder appears to be the frontrunner to replace Newsom if the recall succeeds. Elder is a Black man running as a Republican. He also calls himself a "small-'l' libertarian."
This is giving the left apoplectic fits. Exhibit A is the news coverage. On Aug. 20, for example, the Los Angeles Times published a column, "Larry Elder is the Black face of white supremacy." Newspapers and online sites across the country have published articles with a similar bent. And, of course, the smear machine has kicked into high gear, ransacking Elder's past for disgruntled girlfriends or inappropriate comments that the public is somehow supposed to care about.
Elder has largely brushed off the attacks as false and has poked fun at his attackers. In one tweet with a link to the LA Times' column, he joked that it was really something to accuse a kid from "South Central" (Los Angeles, where Elder grew up) of being a white supremacist.
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