Iowa GOP needs to answer for their racism
Reynolds ad, Kollin Crompton's "Str8FrmCrOMPTON" Twitter account (ahem) n-word laden Twitter feed
That racist ad from the Governor targeting Deidre DeJear by using Missouri Rep. Cori Bush (you’re going to have to google it because I am not going to link to it) draws on the they all look alike, welfare queen, Black people as violent criminals tropes honed in the earliest days of European plundering, enslaving.
Then the n-word laden tweets of the GOP spokesperson, Kollin Crompton - I called to get clarification on those racist tweets but he hung up on me).
Shit, people. Even Florida is getting rid DeSantis appointee after showing up in photos having a KKK BBQ (I’m guessing) according to Politico
Call - ALL NUMBERS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE - I’m just aggregating them here.
Iowa GOP main phone number: (515) 282-8105
Kollin Crompton (Iowa GOP spox.): (402) 881-1456 kollin@iowagop.org
Pat Garrett (Gov. Reynolds campaign spox.): He loves getting well intentioned Tweet inquiries here.
Alex Murphy (Governor’s spox): 515-802-0986
If you don’t think this is racist you are probably a white person, white man for sure. You are also lost if you found your way to this page.
And this is just the latest in the long series of racist garbage the GOP in Iowa (and across the country) have been up to on the Twitter.
The actual policy violence - legislative action that targets people of color, Black, LGBTQ+ and disabled community - is flying through statehouses - including Iowa.