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Democrat Louisiana Governor Won’t Disavow PAC Ads Comparing GOP Opponent To David Duke

Ashe Schow
Democrat Louisiana Governor Won’t Disavow PAC Ads Comparing GOP Opponent To David Duke
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A Political Action Committee supporting Gov. John Bel Edwards (D-LA) has been running radio ads comparing his Republican opponent Eddie Rispone to former KKK leader David Duke.

The radio ads are the product of the Black Organization for Leadership Development, a PAC supporting Edwards, who has campaigned with the group’s leader, Jay Banks. Banks narrates the ads, which are airing in heavily African American parts of the state. The ads suggest there is no difference between Rispone, President Donald Trump, and Duke.

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