AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Ohio Democrat admits he would deceive voters to win a swing-district seat
Don Leonard, the Democratic nominee in Ohio's competitive 15th Congressional District, told a podcast audience he would "lie to the people" to win their votes if he were a democratic socialist, a remark now shadowing a campaign already marked by ties to left-wing organizations, an academic paper calling for a socialist "counter-movement," and an arrest […] The post Ohio Democrat admits he would deceive voters to win a swing-district seat appeared first on American Almanac .
Don Leonard, the Democratic nominee in Ohio's competitive 15th Congressional District, told a podcast audience he would "lie to the people" to win their votes if he were a democratic socialist, a remark now shadowing a campaign already marked by ties to left-wing organizations, an academic paper calling for a socialist "counter-movement," and an arrest at a protest. Leonard made the comment in March on the Hilliard Beacon Podcast, where he denied being a democratic socialist but added, with a laugh, that concealing his beliefs from voters would be a perfectly reasonable strategy if he were one. The Washington Free Beacon reported his full statement: "I am not a democratic socialist. Even if I were, I'd lie to the people of my district…Open