Mitch Stewart, a political operative who served as a senior adviser to Ready for Hillary in 2013 after working as the Battleground States Director for President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign in 2012, posted a comment to Twitter Monday that blamed “stupid white people” for the success in the polls of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, calling them “the worst”.

Stewart was reacting to Trump moving into the lead over Democrat rival Hillary Clinton in several post-Republican convention polls released Monday.

The tweet has Stewart’s location marked as “Philadelphia,PA” indicating he is attending the Democratic Party National Convention that began there Monday.

https://twitter.com/Mitch_Stewart/status/757707398161268736

“Uneducated whites are keeping @realDonaldTrump at his current numbers. Stupid white people are the worst. #mitchfacts”

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When challenged by a Eric M. Garcia, a reporter for Roll Call who said to him, “Well this is exactly what to say about voters when you want to show you care about the Middle class”, Stewart accused him of trolling.

https://twitter.com/Mitch_Stewart/status/757712492533518336

“@EricMGarcia @realDonaldTrump troll someone else.”

Stewart followed his elitist, racist statement by appearing to insinuate voters in three key battleground states need book learning.

https://twitter.com/Mitch_Stewart/status/757711861185912832

“Actually, maybe we should organize a book drive for Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania? Food for thought. #mitchfacts”

Mitch Stewart promotional photo via 270 Strategies.



Stewart, a white male with a college degree, is currently a founding partner of 270 Strategies, a consulting firm that handles electoral campaigns, government, corporate and union relations.

One of Stewart’s projects was Ready for Hillary, described by 270 Strategies:

“By the time the Hillary for America campaign was preparing to launch in 2015, Ready for Hillary had built a movement nearly 4 million Americans strong. Together, we organized thousands of events across the country, from house parties to rallies, and helped identify and recruit more than 56,000 volunteers, bridging the gap between the online and offline programs. …to echo these successes nationally and build more support for the movement, 270 Strategies secured media coverage for Ready for Hillary in national outlets including CBS This Morning, CNN, NBC News’ TODAY, ABC News, MSNBC, The New York Times, USA Today, and POLITICO”

Stewart’s bio at 270 Strategies reads in part: