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A California gubernatorial candidate whoseantisemitic conspiracy theoriesearned furious backlash after they were published in a state voting guide still managed to score more than a thousand votes in his long-shot campaign.
Don J. Grundmann — who has peddled conspiracies claiming that Israelkilled Charlie Kirkand perpetrated the 9/11 attacks — had tallied 1,350 votes as of Wednesday afternoon, with 55% of the votes counted, according to theAssociated Press.
The support comes after several Jewish groups protested his inclusion in a candidate guide sent to millions of homes across the state that included his vile statements.
The guide was also posted online, whereit still remains.
“Kirk murdered by shaped-charge bomb Israel used. Government knows,” he wrote in the guide, leading to protests aimed at California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, whose office published the booklet.
The 64-page document includes the name, photo, party preference and personal statement of every candidate on the ballot. It notes that the “views and opinions expressed by the candidates are their own and do not represent the views and opinions of the Secretary of State’s office.”
Grundmann also called Israel America’s “greatest enemy,” claiming the country would set off a “suitcase nuke” in the US as part of a “false flag” operation designed to blame Russia or Iran to “permanently end our nation.”
He further stated that Israel will “enslave” non-natives.
Several Jewish or Israel-related groups — including the Anti-Defamation League of Orange County and Long Beach, the Jewish Federation of Orange County, and the Israeli American Council — sent a letter to Weber’s office in April protesting Grundmann’s inclusion in the guide.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
