“There has not been a more destructive presidency than George Bush’s,” Bannon added, as boos could be heard in the crowd at the mention of Bush’s name. A small group of protesters gathered outside the hotel where Bannon spoke, chanting and waving signs — one displaying a Nazi swastika. Two Bush presidents condemn 'racial bigotry' amid Trump backlash Read more“You’ve got everything you need to win,” he told them. Most of the state’s governors in the 20th century were Republicans and state voters helped elevate a string of GOP presidential candidates to the White House. In 2011 a state Republican party committee blocked an attempt by moderates to push the state GOP platform toward the center on immigration, abortion, guns and gay rights.

Source: The Guardian October 21, 2017 06:45 UTC