Another black Republican is making some waves, this time in Maryland. Former Marine Maj. Charles Lollar is giving House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer enough of a worry that Hoyer is actually having to work this cycle in his grossly gerrymandered district:
You know the Democrats are in trouble when Steny Hoyer hits the airwaves in his campaign to retain his seat in Congress. Hoyer, whose seat was generously drawn for him by Maryland Senate President Mike Miller, usually uses his campaign largesse to benefit his Democratic Party colleagues with little thought of himself.
That changed due to an aggressive campaign by first-time candidate Charles Lollar [shown at right], who is making inroads into previous Hoyer strongholds in Charles, Prince George’s and St. Mary’s counties.
Lollar, who served in the Marine Corps, is taking the same no-nonsense approach to going after the previously unassailable Hoyer that has earned the U.S. Marine Corps worldwide respect and, yes, a little bit of fear.
All you hear from Democrats, and especially black Democrats, is that no self-respecting black person would vote for a Republican, much less run for office as one. Check out this list for firm refudiation of that notion.
