Call to All Republican Candidates to Disavow Racism in the 2012 Campaign

We, the undersigned, petition the presidential candidates of the Republican Party for 2012 to publicly disavow the use of race in any way, shape, or form, in any way, including speaking engagements, printed matter, television ads, radio ads, and telephone calls, by the candidate and any member of their organization, volunteers, and operatives of the Republican Party working on their behalf for the remainder of their campaigns until they stop running, or they reach the end of the general election process in November. We further ask them to pledge to disavow the use of racism by any of their support organizations, such as Super PACs and grass roots groups. Finally, we ask that the candidates ACTIVELY dissuade guests and other speakers at meetings and public forms, or even private events from injecting race into the campaign, or repudiate such racism when it is aired by others.