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The California Republican Party and its top statewide candidate are urging citizens in the 11th Congressional District not to vote for the partys nominee because of his anti-Semitic statements and Holocaust denial.
John Fitzgerald was the only Republican running in the reliably-Democratic districts all-party primary last month, earning himself just under 25% of the vote and advancing to Novembers general election. Fitzgeralds campaign website questions the Holocaust, criticizes Jewish supremacism and falsely claims that Jews played a prominent role in the African slave trade.
California does not allow write-in candidates in general elections, forcing Republican voters in the Bay Areas eastern suburbs to choose in November between voting for Fitzgerald, his incumbent Democratic opponent Rep. Mark DeSaulnier or skipping the race entirely. Republican officials were clear when asked by the Forward: anything but the Holocaust denier.
Voters will have to choose between not voting in the race and choosing the incumbent, state party spokesperson Matt Fleming told the Forward. We just ask that they dont vote for John Fitzgerald.
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Frankly, I am surprised. Anti-Semitism is low-hanging fruit for many.
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msongs
(67,199 posts)Solly Mack
(90,740 posts)Republicans prefer dog whistles and code words they can deny by saying that wasn't what they meant at all.
JustAnotherGen
(31,688 posts)He was supposed to use dog whistles and coded language.
It's always 'there' - you know what I mean? It's always there, has been there - just now they are emboldened.