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applegrove

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Wed Apr 11, 2018, 05:50 PM Apr 2018

The leading Republican running for Paul Ryans seat is a white nationalist

By Carter Sherman at Vice

https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/9kgzpd/the-leading-republican-running-for-paul-ryans-seat-is-a-white-nationalist

"SNIP.........

A white nationalist is now the front-runner in the GOP primary in Paul Ryan's district.

Long-shot candidate and self-described “pro-white” politician Paul Nehlen is now the leading Republican to take over Ryan’s Wisconsin seat now that the current Speaker of the House is not running for re-election.

Nehlen incited international outrage in February when he tweeted a photo of Prince Harry’s fiancée Meghan Markle with an image of a dark-skinned, prehistoric human known as “Cheddar Man.” (Markle’s mother is black.) Alongside the image, Nehlen tweeted, “Honey, does this tie make my face look pale?”

That racist tweet prompted Twitter to permanently ban Nehlen, though it wasn’t the first time he’d drawn criticism on the platform. In January, he posted a list of his critics and claimed most of them were Jewish. He’s also used the hashtag #ItsOkayToBeWhite, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, which dubbed Nehlen an “outrage artist.”



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The leading Republican running for Paul Ryans seat is a white nationalist (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2018 OP
This should be interesting. He is done before he even starts SummerSnow Apr 2018 #1
Ive heard Nehlen speak on TV. He is a real piece of work, and Bryce is a strong Dem candidate. lkinwi Apr 2018 #2
perfect, i'm sure trump will support him and campaign for him too. spanone Apr 2018 #3
The Republicans will find someone else...will be interesting.. Stuart G Apr 2018 #4
Typical conservative just not hiding it uponit7771 Apr 2018 #5
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