Missouri candidate with ties to the KKK can stay on the Republican ballot, judge rules

  • 📰 NBCLA
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 39 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 19%
  • Publisher: 59%

Missouri News

United States Latest News,United States Headlines

A longshot Missouri gubernatorial candidat e with ties to the Ku Klux Klan will stay on the Republican ticket, a judge ruled Friday.

gubernatorial candidat e with ties to the Ku Klux Klan will stay on the Republican ticket, a judge ruled Friday.

McClanahan, who has described himself as “pro-white” but denies being racist or antisemitic, was among nearly 280 Republican candidates who officially filed to run for office in February, on what is known as filing day. Hundreds of candidates line up at the secretary of state’s Jefferson City office on filing day in Missouri, the first opportunity to officially declare candidacy.

“I’m not sure they ever actually intended to win this case,” said McClanahan's lawyer, Roland. “I think the case got filed because the Republican Party wanted to make a very big public show that they don’t want to be associated with racism or anti-Semitism. And the best way that they could do that was filing a case that they knew was almost certain to lose.”

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 319. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Missouri candidate with ties to the KKK can stay on the Republican ballot, judge rulesJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A longshot Missouri gubernatorial candidat e with ties to the Ku Klux Klan will stay on the Republican ticket, a judge ruled
Source: Mynorthwest - 🏆 438. / 53 Read more »

Missouri candidate with ties to the KKK can stay on the Republican ballot, judge rulesA Missouri judge has ruled that a longshot gubernatorial candidate with ties to the Ku Klux Klan can stay on the Republican ticket. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Cotton Walker on Friday ruled against a request by the Missouri GOP to kick Darrell McClanahan off the ballot.
Source: AP - 🏆 728. / 51 Read more »

Missouri candidate with ties to the KKK can stay on the Republican ballot, judge rulesA Missouri judge has ruled that a longshot gubernatorial candidate with ties to the Ku Klux Klan can stay on the Republican ticket
Source: sdut - 🏆 5. / 95 Read more »

Missouri candidate with KKK ties can stay on GOP ballot, judge rulesA Missouri gubernatorial candidate with KKK ties can stay on the Republican ballot, a judge has ruled, despite state GOP party leaders now saying they don’t want to associate with him.
Source: FOX4 - 🏆 289. / 63 Read more »

Missouri judge allows former 'honorary' member of KKK to remain on state's GOP primary ballotMegan Lebowitz is a politics reporter for NBC News.
Source: NBCNewsHealth - 🏆 707. / 51 Read more »

Missouri Republican Moves to Loosen Child Labor Laws, Calls Children 'Lazy'A Missouri state representative said children today would rather play video games and join gangs than work.
Source: Newsweek - 🏆 468. / 52 Read more »