The chairwoman of the Tennessee Democratic Party apologized this week for calling the state racist during a discussion of local politics and while promoting less conventional candidates.
Mary Mancini made the comment while speaking with the Coffee County Democratic Party earlier this month about how the party should put forward less conventional candidates, including black and Latinos, millennials and members of the LGBTQ community.
"We have a little bit of a problem in this state, and I'm just going to say it outright," Mancini said. "This is a racist state."
Mary Mancini made the comment while speaking with the Coffee County Democratic Party earlier this month about how the party should put forward less conventional candidates, including black and Latinos, millennials and members of the LGBTQ community.
"We have a little bit of a problem in this state, and I'm just going to say it outright," Mancini said. "This is a racist state."