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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDavid Duke announces run for Senate
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/22/david-duke-senate-run/87437334/Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke says he plans to run for U.S. Senate in Louisiana.
Duke's announcement came Friday on his website.
A registered Republican, he would be seeking an open seat vacated by Republican David Vitter.
Duke's announcement comes as Louisiana is grappling with deep racial tensions after the shooting death of a black man by white police officers and the killing of three law enforcement officers by a black man.
A white supremacist, Duke served one term as a state representative representing suburban New Orleans more than two decades ago. He ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1991 against Democrat Edwin Edwards.
Duke's announcement came Friday on his website.
A registered Republican, he would be seeking an open seat vacated by Republican David Vitter.
Duke's announcement comes as Louisiana is grappling with deep racial tensions after the shooting death of a black man by white police officers and the killing of three law enforcement officers by a black man.
A white supremacist, Duke served one term as a state representative representing suburban New Orleans more than two decades ago. He ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1991 against Democrat Edwin Edwards.
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David Duke announces run for Senate (Original Post)
Brickbat
Jul 2016
OP
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,232 posts)1. Donald Trump's legacy. nt
rjsquirrel
(4,762 posts)5. May be a democratic pickup for LA Sen! Eom
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)2. Yuck
kwolf68
(7,365 posts)3. True Republicans are now emboldened
Initech
(100,149 posts)4. Donald Trump is enabling the racists.
maryellen99
(3,790 posts)6. Some one is saying on KOS
That Trumps ground game is the Alt Right who are organized and highly motivated.
Initech
(100,149 posts)7. And that's scary no matter who you are.
kwolf68
(7,365 posts)8. Hillary campaign ad
Hillary already has two campaign ads she didn't need to pay for
1-Trump saying how great she is and how the Republicans are shitty for the economy
2-David Duke endorsing Donald Trump
She can probably cut back on her staff a little bit as the pro-hillary ads will probably just write themselves every time some righty kook opens his or her mouth.
RussBLib
(9,058 posts)10. nope. ya gotta keep hammering
and we cannot assume that "everyone knows" what we know.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)9. He feels emboldened by Trump's white supremacist rhetoric. nt
CanonRay
(14,146 posts)11. This is really good new for Dems
nothing like an avowed racist KKK member to sharpen the focus for the voters.
ericson00
(2,707 posts)13. it makes Trump's gameplaying even more fair game for TV ads
hell yea
CanonRay
(14,146 posts)15. Yes, this is "Trump's Coattails"
dembotoz
(16,866 posts)12. sure why not
muriel_volestrangler
(101,414 posts)14. Because he was overjoyed with Trump's speech:
David Duke
?@DrDavidDuke
Great Trump Speech, America First! Stop Wars! Defeat the Corrupt elites! Protect our Borders!, Fair Trade! Couldn't have said it better!
https://twitter.com/DrDavidDuke/status/756334475223638016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
?@DrDavidDuke
Great Trump Speech, America First! Stop Wars! Defeat the Corrupt elites! Protect our Borders!, Fair Trade! Couldn't have said it better!
https://twitter.com/DrDavidDuke/status/756334475223638016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Duke is what Trump would have been without a millionaire father.
Stinky The Clown
(67,847 posts)16. And our crack media will treat him with respect and seriousness
spanone
(135,950 posts)17. donald trump has emboldened all the racists
Nevernose
(13,081 posts)18. Better title
"Former KKK Grand Wizard Announced Republican Candidacy for Senate"
But maybe KKK and Republican are redundant, so that's why the editors went the direction they did.