Commentary: John Ridley on the GOP

NPR

Published December 20, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Commentator John Ridley says he falls within the demographic that Republicans are trying to recruit, but after Sen. Trent Lott's recent gaffe, Ridley's not so sure he wants to be associated with the GOP.

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