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Rudy ticks off activists
Sam Newby, vice chairman of Florida Federation of Black Republicans and president of the Jacksonville-area Joseph E. Lee Republican club, is known as a tireless campaign worker and until Saturday had been an ardent Rudy Giuliani supporter. No longer. Like a number of African-American Republicans we spoke to, he's jumped to Team Romney after Rudy opted not to pop into the Black Republicans reception Saturday.
"As African-Americans, we're not going to be taken for granted any more,'' said Newby, pictured here. "That sent a message to me that we're not good enough to come talk to, and that means he's not good enough for me to support."
Fred Thompson dropped by to see the 300 people there, and Romney not only spent 35 minutes but also hosted an ice cream reception for party activists. "This was a huge issue with the Federation,'' Newby said.
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