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Rep. Clay Higgins' racist rant generates immediate backlash

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Rep. Clay Higgins called Haiti the “nastiest country in the western hemisphere” in a post on social media Wednesday .

Ruben Navarrette : Even by contemporary standards, the GOP congressman’s rant was unusually ugly.

He said migrants from the Caribbean country should “get their ass out of our country before January 20th ” He said: “These Haitians are wild. They eat pets, vudu, cults, slapstick gangsters... but damned if they don’t feel all sophisticated now, filing charges against our President and VP.

A couple of years ago , Republican officials expressed some confidence that the party’s strategic outreach to Black voters was starting to pay off.

The Hill reported that the GOP believed its messaging was starting.

The New York Times reported soon after that Republicans saw “a fresh opening” to “peel away some Black voters” I don't know whether Republicans will make gains with Black voters in the 2024 elections.