Racist signs target mayoral candidate Ben Chin in Lewiston

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Signs attacking Lewiston mayoral candidate Ben Chin with a racist Asian caricature and communist imagery have appeared on at least two buildings in downtown Lewiston.

It’s not clear who installed the signs as they don’t include any legal disclaimers, but both buildings are owned and managed by backers of incumbent Mayor Bob Macdonald.

“The future of Lewiston is too important to be sidetracked by filth like this. Macdonald’s friends can plaster racist caricatures over every building in town; it will only make me fight harder to bring people together to revitalize Lewiston and improve our city’s reputation,” said Chin, who faces Macdonald an three other candidates in the election on November 3rd.

The signs, which refer to Ben as “Ho Chi Chin,” are the latest in a series of racially-tinged attacks on Chin. Last week, the Maine Republican party launched a Tumblr blog and Facebook page with a photo of Chin superimposed over an unrelated photograph of black demonstrators and fires set during a conflict with police in Oakland, California.

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