Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton did a town hall on CNN and it became one of the most pandering town halls in history.
He continued to talk about being a white man as if it was a crime and then said that Stacey Abrams would be the Governor of Georgia if not for racism.
He told his audience that America is a racist nation and that it was only due to that racism that Abrams did not win in Georgia.
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“We have a problem with racism in America today. If this country wasn’t racist, Stacey Abrams would be governor,” he said to cheers from the audience.
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“Because people of color are being systemically the most right in a democracy which is the right to vote. That’s why we need a new voting rights act in America.
“Second, let’s talk about criminal justice reform for a second. Look, I smoked weed when I was younger. I didn’t get caught, but if I hadbecause I’m a white guy.
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“Just last year I think it was a Louisiana man was sentenced to prison for life for selling $20 of marijuana. So criminal justice reform means we need to legalize cannabis.
“We need to legalize marijuana across this country and if you are in prison for that, are you out. Finally, this is a leadership issue. Let’s not ignore the fact that when the man in the Oval Office is a racist and yes I did just say that, I don’t think that’s inappropriate. .
“It’s going to affect everyone in this country. And that’s why under my administration, my department of justice will fight relentlessly to ensure that there are not two sets of laws, one for black, white, one for rich, one for poor, but that everyone in America is subject to the same laws. The president talks about law and order. That’s real law and order,” he said.
“So on the question of race and diversity, it’s been 15 years since the Democratic Party has nominated two white men on a national ticket.
“What’s the relevance of racial and general diversity on a national ticket?” the host of the Town Hall, Victor Blackwell, said.
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“It’s relevant because we need to represent America. You know, I mean I’ll tell you sort of a funny story about this, I was in this meeting that turned a little heated with a fellow Republican and he was really frankly out of line with me.
“But this was when I was a freshman, it was a good lesson if Politics because he wrote me a note saying, you know what, thank you, Seth, for being here.
“I’m glad we could have that I thought, wow, that changed my opinion of him. I made a point of going and finding him, shaking hands, I went up to this old white Republican.
“I said thank you so much for sending many that note. He looked at me like — and I said, no, no, the note about because we had that debate and then like a good politician, he just said, you’re welcome.
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“And then about 30 seconds later, I found the other old white Republican who looked just like him who actually sent me the note. I thanked him for the note.
“You can’t even tell them apart. So we absolutely need more diversity in our Politics. That’s a part of the reason why as I traveled around the country helping a lot of fellow veterans get elected. Many of them were women and they’re already making a difference.
“That voice in our party and our Politics in Washington already matters. So we have a lot of work to do. And I recognize that as a youngish white man, I’m going to have to earn the support of everybody in America.
“Whether they look like me, whether they come from my background or whether they come from a totally different background. That’s the work that I got to do in this election. I’m looking forward it to,” he said.