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Jimmy Carter Says Gingrich Knows How to Appeal to Racists

By National Journal Staff

Updated: January 18, 2012 | 3:56 p.m.
January 18, 2012 | 3:55 p.m.

Newt Gingrich knows how to appeal to racists, former President Jimmy Carter said Wednesday in a CNN interview. 

Carter stopped short of calling Gingrich, the former House speaker and current Republican presidential candidate, a racist. 

"I wouldn't say he's racist, but he knows the subtle words to use to appeal to a racist group," Carter said in an interview set to air on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight.

 

 

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