As you read this letter, keep in mind a few things: Historically, Black Americans have monolithically voted Democrat, yet in 2020, Donald Trump earned a 50% greater share of that demographic than he did in 2016. That is despite four years of the MSM sparing no effort or expense to convince every American that he is a racist xenophobe. Here is the letter that State Rep. Mesha Mainor penned to both supporters and critics of her decision to leave the Democrat Party.
“Dear America,
My name is Mesha Mainor. I was born in Atlanta in 1975 to Shirley Mainor and Willie Denson. Atlanta’s westside community raised me; it’s the home of ATL’s greatest rappers, Shawty Lo, T.I., Killer Mike, Lil Baby, Lil Jon, Bone Crusher, Trillville, Lil’ Scrappy and more. I’m sure we all identified as Democrats growing up. After all, aren’t all black people Democrats? Fast forward, 40 years later, life gets more complex, and things are not so black and white. If you’re lucky, God will grace you with His discernment.
On Tuesday, I took a significant step to leave the Georgia Democratic Party, the party of my family and friends, to join the Georgia Republican Party. As a lawmaker for the past three years, I realize more each day that the principles of Democrats are not always aligned with those of black people. We all saw how Democrats chose to handle the “illegal” immigration of Haitians during the Clinton administration, leaving black people drowning in the ocean without so much as an arm of support. We saw Democrats put nearly $10 billion into building more prisons, which made it possible to house more black people and for longer sentences with the 1994 Crime Bill. What about now, in 2023? I am asking black Americans to ask themselves, “What has a Democrat done for me lately?”
In my district, some of the stats show as little as 2% to 3% academic proficiency. The criminal-justice system led by black Democratic leadership is functioning at an all-time low. Recently, the US Department of Justice initiated an investigation into the Fulton County Jail, reportedly after a man died from being eaten alive by bed bugs. Crime is rampant, and Atlantans are afraid to leave their homes out of fear for their lives. Democrats supported defunding the police. I did not. I voted with the Republican Party to keep local law-enforcement agencies intact to protect communities. I voted to protect victims and families over lawless prosecutors that may use their office for personal gain versus advocating for the people they serve. I also voted to support children that attend failing schools with parental or school-choice options. The misconception that vouchers are for the wealthy is rhetorical nonsense magnified by opponents of school choice — often Democrats — who support the teachers unions over children.
I am content with my votes and my decision to switch parties, and I will run on the Republican ticket when I seek re-election. Exodus 9:9-14 shows us that a slave mentality is normalized when you are suppressed and oppressed into thinking failure and hopeless is better than the unknown. I pray I am able to show those who may be unintentionally shackled in spirit that macro-politics is nothing more than sensationalism meant to alarm and scare you from truths. It’s the micro, kitchen-table topics that many Democratic leaders fail to address that impact your life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. Republicans are more focused on those issues. I look forward to better serving my constituents and delivering on those matters as a member of the GOP.”
As Mainor has come to understand, the Democrat party cannot exist without perpetual victims, people who see themselves as helpless and in need of endless government assistance. To these people, Democrats promise the world, yet always seem to fall short, blaming the heartless racists in the opposing party for their own lack of delivery. The problem with that strategy is eventually people get wise to your game. Rep. Mesha Mainor has escaped the Democrat plantation of false promises and lies. She is not alone. Many other Black Americans have found themselves at odds with Democrat positions on school choice, rising crime and referring to men dressed as women as a “protected class.”
This puts the future of the Democrat Party in a tenable position. Self-reliance is kryptonite to Democrats, particularly when embraced by minorities. They need new victims and there simply aren’t enough transgender Americans to carry future elections. They need people ignorant of our Constitution, unaware of the liberty they will exchange in a vote for free stuff. They need people barely lingual or literate, who will be dependent on state benefits for a generation or more. Do not waste your breath talking to them about fentanyl deaths, ruthless gangs or child sex trafficking. Democrats care about none of those when weighed against the very existence of their party. They need more non-Americans in America and they need them now. This is why we have an open border.
