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Why two black Louisiana Republicans switched parties

Why two black Louisiana Republicans switched parties

Anyone who doubts that the Republican Party can attract black voters need only look south to Louisiana.During @Large — a conference in Baton Rouge in May aimed at attracting black conservatives — a black Democrat in the Louisiana Legislature, Elbert Guillory, announced that he was switching political parties and becoming a Republican. Less than two weeks later, just up the road in Central City, La., a black Democrat city councilman made the same announcement. The mystery is why this is not happening more often.

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