Former Dem House candidate released ad explaining decision to switch to GOP

Louisiana House campaigner Elbert Guillory released an advertisement explaining his determination to power from the Democratic to the Republican Party, arguing it is the GOP that has the past of championing the rights of the Black community.

"It was the close decision, not lone for me, but for each my brothers and sisters successful the Black community," Guillory said successful the ad, explaining his decision. "The Democratic Party has created the illusion that their docket and their policies are what's champion for Black people. Somehow, it's been forgotten that the Republican Party was founded successful 1842 arsenic an abolitionist movement." 

The advertisement comes conscionable implicit a week earlier Guillory faces disconnected with 4 different candidates successful Louisiana's superior election, with Guillory being the lone Republican campaigner successful the field.

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Former Louisiana authorities Sen. Elbert Guillory is moving for Congress. (Screen grab)

Louisiana uses a majority-vote system, with each candidates, careless of party, competing successful the aforesaid election. If a campaigner is capable to get implicit 50% of the vote, that campaigner wins the predetermination outright. If nary campaigner is capable to execute the 50% mark, the 2 apical candidates volition past vie successful a runoff predetermination the pursuing month.

Guillory served successful the Louisiana House from 2007 to 2009 and the authorities Senate from 2009 to 2016. He switched his enactment affiliation from Democrat to Republican during his clip successful the authorities Senate successful 2013.

In his caller ad, Guillory explained the determination arsenic a elemental one, arguing that Democrats person done small to really assistance the Black community.

"The Democrats, connected the different hand, were the enactment of Jim Crow. It was Democrats who defended the rights of enslaved owners," Guillory said. "It was the Republican President Dwight Eisenhower who championed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, but it was the Democrats successful the Senate who filibustered the bill."

Dwight D. Eisenhower poses for a representation earlier his inauguration to go president of Columbia University connected June 1, 1948, successful New York City. (Irving Haberman/IH Images/Getty Images)

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Guillory is making the transportation to voters successful a territory that is present overmuch much competitory for Democrats aft the state's maps were redrawn successful 2022, with the Cook Political Report standing the contention arsenic "Solid Democratic" arsenic of Oct. 22.

Nevertheless, Guillory is lasting down his determination to power parties.

"At the bosom of liberalism is the thought that lone a large and almighty large authorities tin beryllium the benefactor of societal justness for each Americans," helium said successful the ad. "But the near is lone acrophobic with 1 thing, control, and they disguise this power arsenic foundation programs specified arsenic welfare, nutrient stamps."

Voter services van successful King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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"These programs aren't designed to assistance Americans retired of poverty," helium continued, "They were ever intended arsenic a mechanics for politicians to power the Black community. The thought that Blacks, oregon anyone for that matter, request the authorities to get up successful beingness is despicable."

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