{"id":34020,"date":"2018-10-16T13:16:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T20:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=34020"},"modified":"2018-10-17T06:56:29","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T13:56:29","slug":"republicans-on-parade-10-16-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/10\/16\/republicans-on-parade-10-16-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans on Parade – 10\/16\/2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here is the one hundred forty-first article in our Republicans on Parade series, featuring individuals who personify what the Republican Party has become. Today\u2019s honoree is Republican criminal, racist and Congressman Duncan Hunter. He is so honored for his use of Republican hate to cover up his own crime with lies about his opponent, attempting to hold his seat.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"1016Hunter\"Rep. Duncan Duane Hunter (R-Calif.), also known as the vaping congressman<\/a>, is battling for re-election in a traditionally red district east of San Diego after being indicted on charges of using campaign funds for personal expenses.<\/p>\n

In an effort to survive in November amid what has been a tough political environment for Republicans in California, Hunter has turned to slinging racist and false<\/a> attacks against his Democratic opponent, Ammar Campa-Najjar.<\/p>\n

A political newcomer, the 29-year-old Campa-Najjar, who is of Palestinian and Latino descent, would be among the youngest members of Congress if elected. He worked in Barack Obama\u2019s administration as a Labor Department public affairs officer, where he carried a federal security clearance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

But Hunter and his campaign are choosing to focus on Campa-Najjar\u2019s controversial family history, accusing him of changing his name to hide his family\u2019s connection to terrorism and seeking to portray him as some sort of Muslim radical who would present a threat to national security… [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Here is the vile campaign ad Hunter ran:<\/span><\/p>\n