A former Ron Paul staffer says the Republican presidential candidate is “unsettled by being around gays personally” and is “out of touch” with black and Hispanic voters. In a lengthy op-ed on RightWingNews.com, Eric Dondero defended the Texas congressman against charges of racism related to newsletters released in Paul’s name during the 1980s and ‘90s. “I worked with the man for 12 years, pretty consistently. I never heard a racist word expressed towards Blacks or Jews come out of his mouth. Not once,” Dondero wrote.

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