Steele: White Republicans Are ‘Scared Of Me’

RNC Chairman Michael Steele
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Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele, speaking in an interview this weekend about attracting black voters to his party, said white Republicans have been scared of him.

The Hill reports that Steele was appearing on NewsOne’s Washington Watch on Sunday when the host, Roland Martin, asked him about bringing in more African-American voters to the Republican party.

“One of the criticisms I’ve always had is Republicans — white Republicans — have been scared of black folks,” Martin said.

“You’re absolutely right. I mean I’ve been in the room and they’ve been scared of me,” Steele said. “I’m like, ‘I’m on your side’ and so I can imagine going out there and talking to someone like you, you know, [say] ‘I’ll listen.’ And they’re like, ‘Well.'”

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