Salamendacious@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agoWho are the 9 Republicans now trying to be House speaker, amid historic gridlockabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1165arrow-down1external-linkWho are the 9 Republicans now trying to be House speaker, amid historic gridlockabcnews.go.comSalamendacious@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square43fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareEtterra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·9 months agoIt’s probably easiest to just label them all Corrupt Old White Guy 1 through 9.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·9 months agoWell they have to have somebody labeled Token Black Guy up there…
minus-squarehydrospanner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·9 months agoYeah I saw that. One of four black House Republicans. One of four, in a body of 221 house GOP reps. That’s 1.8%. An amazing statistic even compared to house GOP women at 16%.
It’s probably easiest to just label them all Corrupt Old White Guy 1 through 9.
Well they have to have somebody labeled Token Black Guy up there…
Yeah I saw that.
One of four black House Republicans.
One of four, in a body of 221 house GOP reps.
That’s 1.8%. An amazing statistic even compared to house GOP women at 16%.