‘Unelectable’ candidate defends slavery and mocks women – but still wins GOP race in Minnesota

[muriel_volestrangler]

Republican voters in the Minnesota Second Congressional District just nominated former right-wing radio host Jason Lewis as their nominee, despite criticisms from his own party.

Lewis’s homophobic and racist rhetoric came back to haunt him when the Deputy Chair of the Minnesota Republican Party weighed in on the candidate’s attempt to score the nomination.

In 2009, Lewis complained that “real Americans” believe Hurricane Katrina victims were “a bunch of whiners.” Last year he claimed, “the median income for blacks in America would make them rich in most African nations, not most – all.” He went on to argue that the United States government lacks the authority to outlaw slavery.”

“In fact, if you really want to be quite frank about it, how does somebody else owning a slave affect me?” Lewis said in an audio commentary added to his book Power Divided is Power Checked: The Argument for States’ Rights. “It doesn’t. If I don’t think it is right, I won’t own one, and people always say, ‘Well, if you don’t want to marry somebody of the same sex, you don’t have to, but why tell somebody else they can’t?’ Uh, you know if you don’t want to own a slave, don’t. But don’t tell other people they can’t.”

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/08/unelectable-candidate-defends-slavery-and-mocks-women-but-still-wins-gop-race-in-minnesota/

Former talk radio personality Jason Lewis won a four-way primary on Tuesday to be the Republican candidate against DFLer Angie Craig in what will be a closely fought congressional race in a southeastern Minnesota swing district.

Lewis, the endorsed Republican candidate, won the Second Congressional District’s Republican primary by a comfortable margin over challengers Darlene Miller, John Howe and Matthew Erickson. The district includes most of Dakota, Scott, Goodhue and Wabasha counties, and parts of Washington and Rice counties.

U.S. Rep. John Kline, who has held the seat for Republicans since 2003, is retiring. Increasingly dominated by voters in the southeast Twin Cities suburbs, the district has been growing more favorable for DFLers. President Obama narrowly won the Second District in 2012, and Kline’s retirement gives the DFL a chance to expand its hold on Minnesota’s congressional seats.

Kline endorsed Miller, a Burnsville business executive who finished second. She had publicized and criticized some of Lewis’ outrageous radio comments and writings. Lewis, who had shows first on KSTP-AM and later KTLK-FM, said part of his job on the radio was to be provocative.

http://www.startribune.com/republicans-battle-to-succeed-kline-in-second-congressional-district/389685031/#1

So, he's mini-Trump. Unbelievable bigotry, and a towering ego, and the far right Republican party love him.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Jason Lewis is a minor-league Rush Limbaugh.

Name recognition was almost certainly a major factor - he bloviates on a local radio station owned by Clear Channel. And he's about as awful as you might expect. We can only hope that he goes down with Trump's ship.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Wow,you just knew the Rethugs would screw this District up.

Okay DFLers,make it happen,you will never get another chance like this in Mn2.

[Hortensis]

3. Disgusting. Hope he's blown away in the general.

Best wishes, MN Second.