Since Trump’s reelection, the GOP has increasingly embraced overtly white nationalist and conspiracist candidates.

As the midterm elections near, a slew of extremist candidates — selected by GOP primary voters at Donald Trump’s urging over the past few months to represent their party in the general election — are aiming to woo the public in marquis races around the country. Should they get elected, they will push the U.S. political system even further to the right, mainstreaming views that until recently would…

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  • supersquirrel@lemmy.ca
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    2 hours ago

    I don’t think they are planning on needing to be democratically elected this time around.

    Biggs has numerous ties to white nationalist groups, and has been a guest on internet personality Stew Peters’s show, despite Peters having labeled Judaism a “death cult” and having called for the expulsion of Jews from the United States. The Southern Poverty Law Center has documented instances in which Biggs has attended far right rallies and conferences that were also attended by groups such as the Proud Boys. He also opposes pretty much all foreign aid spending and is a fervent 2020 election denier.

    None of this should pass for normal. That such extreme figures are being nominated by primary voters for top state and federal political offices speaks volumes to the trends within today’s Republican Party. This November, we will see how palatable such candidates are to the broader electorate.