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WASHINGTON (AP) A leading contender for the Republican nomination for governor in Michigan was sued in the 1990s, accused of using racial slurs about Black people in the workplace and sexually harassing his employees.
One of his rivals pleaded not guilty in federal court on Thursday to misdemeanor charges after authorities said he rallied Donald Trumps supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Another candidate is a chiropractor and self-help guru who hawked supplements he falsely claimed treated COVID-19.
And even the contender who has garnered mainstream support had an admittedly lame hobby acting in low-budget horror pictures, one of which included a zombie biting off a mans genitals.
In one of the most politically consequential states in the U.S., the Republican primary for governor is shaping up as a battle of whose personal baggage is the least disqualifying. In an otherwise favorable election year for Republicans, the spectacle surrounding the Aug. 2 contest could hobble the partys effort to defeat Democratic incumbent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the fall. ...............(more)
https://apnews.com/article/abortion-2022-midterm-elections-covid-entertainment-health-e7dc780b9b5c2edb02ba5af0eff8bd3d
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)I dont understand any of it.
LoisB
(7,206 posts)Lovie777
(12,278 posts)and their cult will glady vote for them.