'Straight-up racist;' Massachusetts Democrats raise concerns with party leadership [View all]

[TexasTowelie]

Massachusetts Democrats, who won race after race in Tuesday's elections, appear to have a some racial tensions within their party.

In a televised interview that aired Friday night on WGBH, Suffolk County District Attorney-elect Rachael Rollins and state representatives-elect Nika Elugardo and Liz Miranda, all of Boston, pledged to be forceful agents of change, discussed how they built winning campaigns, and raised serious concerns with leadership in the Democratic party, with Elugardo describing the party as "straight-up racist."

"What I found was a little disappointing was that I think that the Democratic party of our commonwealth and across the country needs to take a look at themselves," Miranda told Basic Black host Callie Crossley. "We all won without major support for our primaries."

"Or any," added Rollins. "Stop being nice."

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