The attacks on gay candidates keep getting even more disgusting this election cycle
Just like the president, his supporters and fellow Republicans have no problem abandoning anything resembling civil discourse. When it comes to gay Democratic Congressional candidates, that means resorting to vicious slurs against them.
Three recent examples highlight what’s going on.
Progressive Ritchie Torres pretty much has a lock on his race to represent a New York City congressional district. But instead of making nice with a power player, New York Police Sergeant’s Benevolent Association has branded him “a first class whore.”
Torres’ sin, in the eyes of the union, is calling for an investigation into a possible police slowdown as retribution for protests against police brutality.
Under the leadership of Ed Mullins, the SBA has been a poster child for the unaccountability that plagues police departments. The union had its Twitter account suspended last June when it doxxed Mayor Bill deBlasio’s daughter, who had been arrested during Black Live Matters protests. Mullins has been a frequent guest on Fox News, where he rails against the city’s leadership. In a July interview, a mug on display behind him promoted the whackdoodle QAnon conspiracy theory,
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