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Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 03:57 PM Jun 2014

Failed GOP candidate changes name to ‘Cesar Chavez,’ switches parties to run in Hispanic district

Liars and cheaters. Break up the circular shooting squad and let's get busy.



http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/02/failed-gop-candidate-changes-name-to-cesar-chavez-switches-parties-to-run-in-hispanic-district/

Failed GOP candidate changes name to ‘Cesar Chavez,’ switches parties to run in Hispanic district

By Scott Kaufman
Monday, June 2, 2014 14:59 EDT


A Republican who twice tried — and twice failed — to be elected has changed his name from “Scott Fistler” to “Cesar Chavez,” his party affiliation from GOP to Democrat, and just filed to run for Congress in a heavily Hispanic district.

Much like Dave Wilson, the white anti-LGBT activist in Houston, Texas who used stock images of African-Americans in his campaign literature to deceive low-information voters about his race, Chavez is trying to convince voters in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District that he shares a common cultural and racial heritage with them.

His official campaign website is cluttered with images of excited people cheering for “Chavez” — the majority of which come from news reports about former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.



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Arizona Democratic Party chairman DJ Quinlan told the Capital Times that Chavez is “trying to make a mockery of the system, or of Democrats, or of the Hispanic community.”....more

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Failed GOP candidate changes name to ‘Cesar Chavez,’ switches parties to run in Hispanic district (Original Post) Skidmore Jun 2014 OP
Hope voters aren't fooled by him. Louisiana1976 Jun 2014 #1
Many here will argue that we should support him, 'cause he's a Democrat. Scuba Jun 2014 #2
Don't wanna be purists, ya know. Jackpine Radical Jun 2014 #3
My, that was constructive. Skidmore Jun 2014 #6
Utter bunk..nt Skidmore Jun 2014 #4
There is nothing beneath them. City Lights Jun 2014 #5
Yeah, that is going to work - Mary Rose Wilcox (who is Hispanic) or Ruben Gallego will win the prima dbackjon Jun 2014 #7
Silly opportunist moondust Jun 2014 #8
What an utter douche. Daemonaquila Jun 2014 #9

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)
3. Don't wanna be purists, ya know.
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 04:17 PM
Jun 2014

So what if he's a little to the right of the Professional Leftists that infest this site? He's a DEMOCRAT, by God, and I'll go to the wall for him!

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
6. My, that was constructive.
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 04:30 PM
Jun 2014

Shall we educate voters to the deception or are you happy with the Teabagger chokehold on Congress? How about them Koch boys?

City Lights

(25,171 posts)
5. There is nothing beneath them.
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 04:30 PM
Jun 2014

They will do anything in an attempt to win. They disgust me. I hope voters in his district aren't fooled by this clown.

 

dbackjon

(6,578 posts)
7. Yeah, that is going to work - Mary Rose Wilcox (who is Hispanic) or Ruben Gallego will win the prima
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 04:46 PM
Jun 2014

moondust

(19,958 posts)
8. Silly opportunist
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 05:10 PM
Jun 2014

who seems to understand just how disgustingly superficial electoral politics--American and otherwise--can be.

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