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Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate questions Democratic veterans [View all]
Source: Associated Press
Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate questions Democratic veterans
7 minutes ago
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican Senate candidate in Wisconsin said Wednesday that he questions the “cognitive thought process” of military veterans who decide to be Democrats.
Kevin Nicholson, a former Marine, made the remarks on WTMJ-AM radio. Host Steve Scaffidi asked Nicholson about comments from Nicholson’s primary opponent, Leah Vukmir, that military service like his isn’t the same as serving in the Legislature as a conservative.
Nicholson responded that serving in the military is inherently conservative.
“I’ll tell you what: Those veterans that are out there in the Democrat (sic) Party, I question their cognitive thought process because the bottom line is, they’re signing up to defend the constitution that their party is continually dragging through the mud,” he said.
Wisconsin Democratic Party spokeswoman Melanie Conklin declined to immediately comment. Major Democratic Super PAC American Bridge issued a news release saying Nicholson can’t fathom that his fellow veterans might hold viewpoints different from his own.
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7 minutes ago
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican Senate candidate in Wisconsin said Wednesday that he questions the “cognitive thought process” of military veterans who decide to be Democrats.
Kevin Nicholson, a former Marine, made the remarks on WTMJ-AM radio. Host Steve Scaffidi asked Nicholson about comments from Nicholson’s primary opponent, Leah Vukmir, that military service like his isn’t the same as serving in the Legislature as a conservative.
Nicholson responded that serving in the military is inherently conservative.
“I’ll tell you what: Those veterans that are out there in the Democrat (sic) Party, I question their cognitive thought process because the bottom line is, they’re signing up to defend the constitution that their party is continually dragging through the mud,” he said.
Wisconsin Democratic Party spokeswoman Melanie Conklin declined to immediately comment. Major Democratic Super PAC American Bridge issued a news release saying Nicholson can’t fathom that his fellow veterans might hold viewpoints different from his own.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/d3cf2d9b09b24a198e9a9e03f8f2a25a/Wisconsin-GOP-Senate-candidate-questions-Democratic-veterans
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