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By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyWhen people ask how I could have possibly grown up in a Republican home in the middle of urban West Baltimore, I remind them that once upon a time, moderate Republicans were far from extinct (or vulnerable to the dreaded Republican-in-Name-Only label). My reliably Democratic Maryland elected Republican Charles "Mac" Mathias to the U.S. Senate, where he served from 1969 to 1987. New England also elected its share of Republicans from states other than Maine. Black Protestant Republican Edward Brooke represented Massachusetts in the Senate from 1967 to 1979, where he supported civil rights and ...
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By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyWhile the Democrats will make history no matter who wins their nomination, Republicans are stuck in the past on a big issue: diversity within the party. As Politico points out, it's been six+ years since the GOP has elected an African-American governor, senator or House member. And here's a stat that floored me:Only four black Republicans - (former Oklahoma Rep. J.C.) Watts, former Massachusetts Sen. Edward Brooke, former Connecticut Rep. Gary Franks and the late Illinois Rep. Oscar Stanton De Priest - have been elected to Congress since Reconstruction.And the streak isn't going to end any ...
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