Charles Barkley says Alabama race is a ‘wake-up call’ for Democrats
'They’ve taken the Black vote for granted for a long time,' says the former NBA star
'They’ve taken the Black vote for granted for a long time,' says the former NBA star
During an appearance on CNN, Charles Barkley said the massive turnout of Black voters in Alabama’s senate race should be a learning lesson for Democrats.
“This is a wake-up call for Democrats. Democrats – and I told Mr. Jones this, and I love Doug – they’ve taken the Black vote and the poor vote for granted for a long time,” Barkley said. “It’s time for them to get off their ass and start making life better for Black folks and people who are poor. They’ve always had our votes and they have abused our votes, and this is a wake-up call.”
“We’re in a great position now, but this is a wake-up call for Democrats to do better for Black people and poor white people,” he added.
Barkley also reiterated just why Roy Moore was such a terrible candidate for his home state. “Roy Moore was an embarrassment. If any other man had eight women accusing him of sexual harassment, talking about how he really enjoyed slavery, he thinks homosexuals should go to jail, they wouldn’t have even been in this election,” he said.
“I’m just so proud of my state,” he added, “We’ve got some amazing people here. Yeah, we got a bunch of rednecks and a bunch of ignorant people, but we’ve got some amazing people here and they rose up today.”
