1991-1995
Day 71 1991: David Duke- KKK Leader, White Supremacist, and Neo-Nazi- Loses Election For Governor But Wins 55% of White Votes By Preying On Racial Fear When I read this article, I could not believe it. This was written in 1991. I honestly have no words- so I will let the article speak for itself and let you draw your own conclusions about how this is playing out right now and leave my commentary for the comments. From The Baltimore Times, November 18, 1991 NEW ORLEANS -- For the first day in a month, Louisianans could breathe easily yesterday. David Duke would not be their next governor after all. But behind the lopsided returns in Saturday's election lay a sobering fact: A majority of the state's white voters -- about 55 percent -- had cast their ballots for the former Klansman and neo-Nazi. Despite an unprecedented and wildly successful negative ad campaign aimed at stopping him, Mr. Duke got 75,000 more votes than he received in his U.S. Senate bid last year. Although he ...