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Former Democratic Congressional Candidate Stands By Claim She's Given Up on White People

[Daily Caller] After losing the Democratic primary to a white incumbent, former Colorado congressional candidate Saira Rao has decided it is time to "give up on white people."

Rao tweeted a link to an April New York Times column asking the question "Should I Give Up on White People?." Rao commented, "Short and long answer: YES."

Rao, the daughter of Indian immigrants, challenged long-time Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette in the Denver congressional district, but only received 31 percent of the vote.

"I stand by it," Rao told Colorado Politics about her tweeted statement. "It’s incumbent on white people and not people of color to solve it," Rao said, just as it’s incumbent on men to solve sexism. (RELATED: Rutgers Prof: ’Officially, I Now Hate White People’)

If white people dislike being lumped in with white supremacists, that is because of their "white fragility," Rao added.

Though she was running as a Democrat, Rao wrote in December column for The Huffington Post that she had broken up with the party after noticing "that the love has been one-sided."

"You’ve taken my love, my money, my tokenism, with nary anything in return," Rao wrote in the open letter addressed to the Democratic Party.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-09 04:18|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 ...That last line is, I think, rather telling. She knew she was a token, but did it anyways. Power? Self-gratification? Either way, it doesn't reflect well on Ms. Rao.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2018-07-09 06:58|| 2018-07-09 06:58|| Front Page Top

#2 The dem party is going to keep running on their opinion that the majority of Americans are deplorable...

Good luck with that.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2018-07-09 07:01|| 2018-07-09 07:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Are you (white people) devastated?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-07-09 07:18|| 2018-07-09 07:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Nikki Haley had plenty of white voters. Maybe its your ideas and political affiliations honey.

Posted by Flilet Omeremble3846 2018-07-09 07:42|| 2018-07-09 07:42|| Front Page Top

#5 May I recommend South Africa for you to get away from over three quarters of the American population.

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-07-09 08:18|| 2018-07-09 08:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Childish racism and stereotyping by a mental midget loser

Posted by Frank G 2018-07-09 09:20|| 2018-07-09 09:20|| Front Page Top

#7 #4 true that Nikki Haley got lots of white votes. I guess we South Carolina Republicans are just a LOT less racist than Colorado Democrats. Sensitivity training for them, maybe?

Posted by Tom 2018-07-09 11:28|| 2018-07-09 11:28|| Front Page Top

#8 Though she was running as a Democrat, Rao wrote in December column for The Huffington Post that she had broken up with the party after noticing "that the love has been one-sided."

That might explain her election loss. Just guessing but saying you want no part of the party you hope to elect you is probably a pretty bad strategy.

Posted by rjschwarz 2018-07-09 13:46|| 2018-07-09 13:46|| Front Page Top

#9 Racist Louisiana had no problem electing Bobby Jindal so what’s up with Colorado?

Posted by Glenmore 2018-07-09 16:46|| 2018-07-09 16:46|| Front Page Top

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