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Its not the usual rallying cry one might expect from a political candidates child as their father runs for office, but the daughter of a Republican candidate has urged people in Michigan to please for the love of god not vote for her father.
Tell everyone, Stephanie Regan wrote in a viral tweet which has now been liked more than 180,000 times on Twitter.
She called on voters to research the background of her father, Robert Regan, for themselves in a follow up tweet, writing: I dont feel safe rn sharing further information regarding his beliefs, but please look him up and just read for yourself. He is running in Michigans primary for a state House seat this August.
Link to tweet
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Her words seem to have come as a blow to Regan, who has espoused a commitment to his family on his campaign website, using multiple photos of himself and his children on social media to support his campaign. He has spoken on local TV since his daughter sent out the tweet, blaming her liberal college education for her views.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/please-for-the-love-of-god-do-not-vote-for-my-dad-republicans-daughter-voices-opposition/ar-BB160xgQ?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=DELLDHP
zentrum
(9,865 posts)Eugene
(61,900 posts)From the linked article:
[Robert] Regan told the Hill that he and his daughter have disagreed on systemic racism, white privilege and Black Lives Matter.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/please-for-the-love-of-god-do-not-vote-for-my-dad-republicans-daughter-voices-opposition/ar-BB160xgQ
The father describes himself as being to the right of Rush Limbaugh.
trc
(823 posts)He believes 45 has done more for black folks than any president in the last 20 years...goes down hill from there. He blames his daughters' "liberal education" at the University of Colorado in Boulder for giving her Marxist thoughts. Right wing christian taliban kinda guy.
efhmc
(14,726 posts)AKA as a place to learn critical thinking.
CurtEastPoint
(18,650 posts)When they go off to college, quite frankly they get involved with these Marxist, socialist universities ,and they start getting indoctrinated with things that are completely polar opposite from where you raised them, Regan told local TV.
Regan, who describes himself on his own website as so conservative [he] makes Rush Limbaugh look like a liberal, says he and his daughter have disagreed on systemic racism, white privilege and Black Lives Matter.
Shes a big believer in that, he told the Hill. The only place where I really see systemic racism would be the abortion clinic, because they seem to target the African American community.
love_katz
(2,580 posts)Her dad blames her liberal college education for exposing her to "Marxist" ideas and teaching his daughter something other than what she was taught at home. The news source adds that the disagreement is over racism and Black Lives Matter. Yeah, right, that is just so Marxist. I am siding with the daughter. Kudos to her for having the courage to call out her father.