Friends say Minnesota shooting suspect was deeply religious and conservative

NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House held deeply religious and politically conservative views, telling a congregation in Africa two years ago that the U.S. was in a “bad place” where most churches didn’t oppose abortion.

He's also a wackadoodle.
 
Most churches are conservative or right wing.
Duh. Traditional.

That's why the Republicans were idiots to pass on the results of the Growth & Opportunity Project which advised embracing the fastest growing demographic of traditional, family-oriented and religious Americans: Hispanics. It's the top reason why I knew the Republican Party I joined in the 1970s had left me and become a white supremacist party.

It is imperative that the RNC changes how it engages with Hispanic communities to welcome in new members of our Party...

...recommendations:
1. The RNC should hire Hispanic communications directors and political directors for key states and communities across the country.
2. On issues like immigration, the RNC needs to carefully craft a tone that takes into consideration the unique perspective of the Hispanic community. Message development is critical to Hispanic voters.
3. The Republican Party is one of tolerance and respect, and we need to ensure that the tone of our message is always reflective of these core principles. In the modern media environment a poorly phrased argument or out-of-context statement can spiral out of control and reflect poorly on the Party as a whole. Thus we must emphasize during candidate trainings, retreats, etc., the importance of a welcoming, inclusive message in particular when discussing issues that relate directly to a minority group.
4. The RNC should hire field staff within Hispanic communities nationally to build meaningful relationships. This cannot happen every four years but needs to be a continuous effort.
5. Promote forward-looking positive policy proposals to Hispanic communities that unite voters, such as the Republican Party’s support for school choice.
6. The RNC must rebuild a nationwide database of Hispanic leaders.
7. The RNC must improve on promoting Hispanic staff and candidates within the Party. The GOP has substantial Hispanic elected officials at all levels, and we need to ensure they are being used as surrogates both in their communities and with the national media. At the staff level, the personnel should be visible and involved in senior political and budget decisions and not be limited to demographic outreach.
8. Engage the Hispanic faith-based community in our efforts.
9. The RNC must rebuild a Hispanic surrogate list to promote a high-level presence in both Hispanic and mainstream media.
10. Establish swearing-in citizenship teams to introduce new citizens after naturalization ceremonies to the Republican Party. 16Growth & opportunity project
11. Consider how to help demographic ally groups flourish and sustain traditional partners under auspices of the RNC.
12. The RNC should encourage individuals to participate in cultural organizations so that these organizations’ leadership is no longer dominated by Democrat-leaning individuals.
13. The RNC must invest financial resources in Hispanic media. In a $1 billion campaign, much less than 1 percent of the total budget was spent on Hispanic or other demographic group oriented media. At one point during the 2012 campaign, OFA was outspending us 8 to 1 in these media markets. If we are going to attract these groups to our Party and candidates, our budgets, and expenses need to reflect this importance.

14. Develop an extensive network of Hispanic and other demographic groups’ political operatives that can help provide continuity for Republican political candidates around the country. 15. The RNC and State Parties should make every effort to feature and use diverse committee members
 
Not a week goes by without another right wing terror attack. It is a sign of the times.
Not a week goes by without another far left Democratic Socialist loons terror attack, Walter…it is a sign of the times.
 
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