HuffPo: “Outrage is mounting over a remark South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) made this weekend about hunting Democrats with dogs ― a comment that critics slammed as a “racially-tinged dog whistle” encouraging violence.
McMaster made the shocking remark Saturday during a convention in Lexington, South Carolina, for the state GOP. “I look forward to the day that Democrats are so rare, we have to hunt them with dogs,” he told a crowd of party members.
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South Carolina Democrats have since demanded accountability, pointing out that it’s disturbing to hear a white governor, from the state’s nearly entirely white party, make such a comment about the state’s Democrats, a majority of whom are Black.
“The majority of the Dem electorate in SC is Black and our governor is saying out loud he can’t wait to hunt us down with dogs,” Christale Spain, chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party, tweeted. “This is absolutely chilling to hear from a Southern Gov who knows our history.””