Republican Candidate's Children Urge People Not To Vote For Their Father
Source: The Guardian
By Martin Pengelly, 10:30 EDT. Steve West's son and daughter said 'he must be stopped' after antisemitic comments he made came to light in August.
A Republican candidate in Missouri suffered a blow as election day approached, losing the backing of two key supporters: his son and daughter.
"I can't imagine him being in any level of government," Emily West told the Kansas City Star this week about her father, Steve West, who is running for the state general assembly in the 15th district.
She added: "A lot of his views are just very out there. He's made multiple comments that are racist and homophobic and how he doesn't like the Jews."
Her brother, Andy West, told the same paper: "My dad's a fanatic. He must be stopped. His ideology is pure hatred. It's totally insane. "If he gets elected, it would legitimize him. Then he would become a state official, and he's saying that Jews shouldn't even have civil rights." More..
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/03/steve-west-missouri-antisemitic-comments-children-speak-out
Using the name 'Jack Justice,' the controversial views of Missouri House candidate Steve West-R, 64, have been communicated on KCXL radio, a website and YouTube. West's antisemitic and other offensive comments surfaced in August after he easily won the Republican primary.
West has said Hitler was right about what was taking place in Germany, and who was behind it." He believes that homosexuality and paedophilia to be "absolutely linked" and has called women's athletics a "haven and breeding ground for lesbianism".
West has been officially condemned by the GOP in Missouri and he's said his statements have been taken out of context.
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