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MS NOW host left 'bereft of words' after watching GOP lawmaker's ad about being white

As part of an interview with Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker, who is running for the seat now held by retiring Sen. Mitch Mc Connell (R), MS NOW host Jonathan Capehart was left, as he put it, “bereft of words,” after watching a flagrantly racist ad being run by GOP nominee Andy Barr. Capehart told...

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Left / center-leftMS NOW host left 'bereft of words' after watching GOP lawmaker's ad about being white

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Right / center-rightHoly Tim Scott! MS NOW Panel Claims SC Blacks to Be 'Disenfranchised' by GOP

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Raw StoryNews report · May 23, 2:25 PM

MS NOW host left 'bereft of words' after watching GOP lawmaker's ad about being white

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As part of an interview with Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker, who is running for the seat now held by retiring Sen. Mitch Mc Connell (R), MS NOW host Jonathan Capehart was left, as he put...

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NewsBustersNews report · May 23, 9:38 AM

Holy Tim Scott! MS NOW Panel Claims SC Blacks to Be 'Disenfranchised' by GOP

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Holy Tim Scott! MS NOW Panel Claims SC Blacks to Be 'Disenfranchised' by GOP On her eponymous Monday show, MS NOW host Chris Jansing presided over a discussion of GOP efforts to redraw Sout...

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