Martha Shoffner Criticized for Poor Record on Civil Rights

At a news conference in the state Capitol, Chris Morris said, "It's very important, again, for African-Americans to know who they need to vote for." Chris Morris, the only black candidate in the General Election for a statewide race in Arkansas, criticized his opponent Martha Shoffner for voting against legislation important to civil rights.

Dale Charles, chapter president of the NAACP, even recalled Shoffner being particularly hostile to a civil rights' bill in her questions and statements and that she "went out of her way" to tell crime victims that they hadn't experienced what they said they experienced.

"My party, the Republican Party, actually has the doors open, they've been open for African-Americans to come home," Morris said. "This is the party of Lincoln, the original party that African-Americans first joined." Read More