Colorlines.com board member Dorian Warren was a guest on the premiere episode of MSNBC’s "Melissa Harris-Perry" show that premiered Saturday. Warren, who’s also an Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia, discussed the direction of the GOP and whether campaigning on social issues is a deliberate strategy to win white, Southern votes.

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