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

Louisiana House campaigner Elbert Guillory released an advertisement explaining his determination to move from nan Democratic to nan Republican Party, arguing it is nan GOP that has nan history of championing nan authorities of nan Black community.

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

The advertisement comes conscionable complete a week earlier Guillory faces disconnected pinch 4 different candidates successful Louisiana's superior election, pinch Guillory being nan only Republican campaigner successful nan field.

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

Louisiana uses a majority-vote system, pinch each candidates, sloppy of party, competing successful nan aforesaid election. If a campaigner is capable to get complete 50% of nan vote, that campaigner wins nan predetermination outright. If nary campaigner is capable to execute nan 50% mark, nan 2 apical candidates will past compete successful a runoff predetermination nan pursuing month.

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

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

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

Dwight D. Eisenhower poses for a image 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 nan transportation to voters successful a territory that is now overmuch much competitory for Democrats aft nan state's maps were redrawn successful 2022, pinch nan Cook Political Report standing nan title arsenic "Solid Democratic" arsenic of Oct. 22.

Nevertheless, Guillory is opinionated down his determination to move parties.

"At nan bosom of liberalism is nan thought that only a awesome and powerful large authorities tin beryllium nan benefactor of societal justness for each Americans," he said successful nan ad. "But nan near is only concerned pinch 1 thing, control, and they disguise this power arsenic kindness 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," he continued, "They were ever intended arsenic a system for politicians to power nan Black community. The thought that Blacks, aliases anyone for that matter, request nan authorities to get up successful life is despicable."

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