ATLANTA, GA –
I met Corey Russel near a Waffle House in Atlanta, Georgia, just two days before the crucial Senate runoff to decide which party gets to control the Senate for the next two years.
Russel, an African American born and raised in the southern state, has nothing but praise for the GOP and the outgoing president.
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despite what the mainstream would have you think, the Democrats don't have a lock on the African American vote. According to Russel, many African Americans are grateful for the Republicans and the outgoing administration for what they have done to grow the economy over the past four years.
Q: Corey Russel, are you going to be for the Republicans or for the Democrats on Tuesday?
Republicans, all the way.
Q: How come, explain to me, we are in Georgia.
Republicans and I were history even when Ronald Reagan was in office. All of the Republicans give the money to the people, our taxpayer money always ends up in the people's hands. When the Democrats are here, everybody is broke; everybody is struggling, all of the small businesses are struggling. Small businesses employ 99% of the American population, only 1% is paid by big corporations, your IBMs, and all the big companies. They don't hire but 2,000 or 3,000 people, but you are talking about millions of people who are all employed by small businesses. Trump is the first president in my lifetime, 49 years old, that gave all of the opportunity to all of the immigrants that came to this country, and all of the black people and low-income white people in this country.
As far as Russel is concerned, despite Trump's shortcomings, even those who did not vote for him appreciate what he has done to make the country – and their personal wellbeing – improve.
Q: You were born here, sir, in Georgia?
I was born right here in the state of Georgia. Griffin, Georgia
Q: Mr. Trump was a good president?
Trump is the best president that we had since Roosevelt, from what I learned about in history. And remember - the republicans fought in the civil war to free black people and free the slaves in this country.
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