In his online announcement, Duke stated, “I was the first major candidate in modern times to promote the term and policy of ‘America First, ‘”.
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The former KKK boss said that he “believes in equal rights for all and respect for all Americans, however what makes me different is that I demand the rights and respect of European Americans”.
But that’s not all. Oh, and the immigrants!
The Hill reported that the ex-KKK leader had previously failed in his bid to run for the Senate, House and governor position of Louisiana in the 1990s. But he’s been very inspired lately.
“The most important difference between our plan and that of our opponent, is that our plan will put America first”, Trump said to the crowd’s chants of “USA!” We can not have free trade without fair trade.
Next Page: So is the Republican Party supporting Duke?
Duke, 66, is a former onetime Republican state representative who served in the Louisiana legislature from 1989 until 1994.
While Trump disavowed Duke in March of this year, his issues do mimic those of the former Klan leader. He pledged to protect U.S.jobs and businesses, while pursuing total campaign reform and enforcing antitrust laws to break up what he called huge anti-American U.S. media conglomerates. If Duke is able to co-opt Trump’s message for himself – and he’s got competition in that regard, as other GOP Senate candidates are supportive of Trump, too – he won’t have to take much of the vote to register in the polls and make another statement.
Doré insisted, as is historically correct, that the Republican Party and the conservative movement had supported limited government since long before Duke.
The article quoted Jason Doré, the executive director of the Louisiana Republican Party, who said Mr. Duke forced the party to campaign for the Democrat in the 1991 gubernatorial race, Edwin Edwards.
The Secretary of State’s Office says the Senate candidate list has more people on it than any congressional race in its database, which stretches back to 1982.
Why is it news that David Duke would be getting in the race and I guess, perhaps, for some people it’s a bit of a freak show.
Duke’s announcement came as the state 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.
Roger Villere, chairman of the Republican Party of Louisiana, said the party “will play an active role in opposing” him.
This afternoon, Bridges and I discussed Duke’s political past and his current decision to run for office. They are vying for the seat now held by Republican David Vitter, who will not be running for re-election.
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Other Republicans running for the seat include Rep. John Fleming, Rep. Charles Boustany, Jr., Retired Colonel Rob Maness, former Rep. Joseph Cao, State Treasurer John Kennedy and Abhay Patel.
