I never said it was a problem , I question the wisdom if the Dems want those white working class voters back. Americans tend to vote along racial lines according to available data .

 

So it's not a problem for YOU but the white voters ?

If he is a Muslim with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR then everyone should have a problem with it.

 

You mean like how folks should have a problem with Bannon and his ties to white supremacy?

Being picked as a aide to the prez is a little different than being the national face of the entire party . Is Ellison a member of the Alt Left ?

 

Don't know. I've never heard of the Alt Left.

I never said it was a problem , I question the wisdom if the Dems want those white working class voters back. Americans tend to vote along racial lines according to available data .

 

So basically if democrats want to get back the white working class vote back they shouldn't trot out a black Muslim? Is this what you are saying?

Keith Ellison is against TPP and believes America needs to do a better job of protecting American workers when it comes to trade policies.

Why I Oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Trade Promotion Authority – Medium

Just from what I have found while briefly researching him I see why he would be a choice of the democrats to lead the party to get the white working class vote.

Being picked as a aide to the prez is a little different than being the national face of the entire party .

 

You are exactly right. We do agree here.

 

 

Kind of.

Ellison has publicly denounced Louis Farakkhan as anti-Semitic.

 

When this came to light, Ellison immediately repudiated Farrakhan in a letter to the Jewish Community Relations Council in Minneapolis. He said that he did not properly scrutinize Farrakhan’s views at the time.

 

“They were and are anti-Semitic, and I should have come to that conclusion earlier than I did,” Ellison said in his letter.

 

 

 

Ellison is a Muslim and was sworn into congress using a Qur'an that was once owned by Thomas Jefferson.

 

 

Keith Ellison Controversies: 5 Fast Facts | Heavy.com

And if we are going to question whether Farakan is a racist I'll just check out now . Dude hates Jews . That makes him a racist .

 

When was Judiasm determined to be a race? He may very well be a bigot but hating Jews does not make him a racist.

Speaking of Jews, I wonder how Jewish Democrats will react to a Muslim being the party chair?

Why does it matter if he is black and muslim? The fact that these are the first attributes that people mention to describe someone, is precisely why race relations are the way they are. I'm not a Keith Ellison because we have very different policy beliefs. I couldn't care less if he is black and muslim.

 

I couldn't, either. But it evidently is something of a big deal to others.

When was Judiasm determined to be a race? He may very well be a bigot but hating Jews does not make him a racist.

If Farrakhan's hatred of Jews does not make him a racist, then his hatred of white people certainly does. His belief that a huge mother ship orbits the earth and that he has visited been on board makes him a lunatic.

If Farrakhan was the person being considered...