As Republicans attempt to course-correct following the sudden shift in Democratic candidates, some have almost immediately leaned into racist critiques of Vice-President Kamala Harris.

On Monday, Glenn Grothman, a Wisconsin congressman, told a local affiliate that many Democrats feel they need to stick with Harris as a nominee “due to her ethnic background.”

Rep. Glenn Grothman, a Republican congressman from Wisconsin, tells our Milwaukee affiliate, @CBS58, that many Democrats feel they must stick with VP Kamala Harris for the presidential nomination "because of her ethnic background."

Grothman also said it "is going to be more… pic.twitter.com/BKiuBNGGAY

In an interview with CNN’s Manu Raju that same day, Representative Tim Burchett of Tennessee was blunt with his assessment that Harris was an unqualified pick. “Biden said, first off,........

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