# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 1)

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 22, 2020, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140 "2020-06-22T07:01:53Z")\
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MqQonnell on Blacks and Americans: This has its own thread now, started by @nearwildheaven :

> [@Stick a fork in Mitch McConnell, 'cos he's done](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stick-a-fork-in-mitch-mcconnell-cos-hes-done/958141):
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> Black people vote just as much as Americans? Really, Mitch?

(ETA: And yes, I noted the 1982 remark by Daryl Gates too.)

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