“The ball is moving down the field in terms of more progress being made,” said Tolulope Kevin Olasanoye with the Collective PAC, which recruits and supports Black candidates.
CORRECTS CITY TO NORTH LITTLE ROCK – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Jones speaks to reporters after kicking off his campaign in North Little Rock, Ark. on Saturday, February 5, 2022.
Democrat Charles Booker Speaks to a gathering of supporters as he announces his candidacy for the United States Senate at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, July 1, 2021. He will be running against incumbent Rand Paul, R-Ky. Brooker is among dozens of Black Democratic candidates are seeking office in heavily Republican states that former President Donald Trump won easily in 2020.
Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., speaks with reporters about the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Act, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Washington. Demings is among dozens of Black Democratic candidates are seeking office in heavily Republican states that former President Donald Trump won easily in 2020.
Deidre DeJear speaks during a news conference at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa, Jan 23, 2019. On Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, the voting rights advocate announced she will seek the state’s governorship in 2022. DeJear is among dozens of Black Democratic candidates are seeking office in heavily Republican states that former President Donald Trump won easily in 2020.
The notion that Jones’ candidacy will boost Democrats is met with skepticism in Arkansas. The state’s last Democratic governor, Mike Beebe, won all 75 counties in 2010, but the party’s last nominee won less than a third of the vote.
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