Populist conservative and ex-NBA player Royce White has shaken up a U.S. Senate primary race in Minnesota.
Politics Republican Senate candidate Royce White talks during an interview with The Associated Press in Minneapolis, Thursday, July 18, 2024. Royce White, seeking the Republican nomination in next week's primary to challenge Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar , put his arm around Bannon last month and praised him as “an American hero.”and his past social media comments have been denounced as misogynistic, homophobic, antisemitic and profane.
“Please Call Me Crazy" is the name of White's podcast. He's also a prolific poster on social media, where he recently called himself “the new gold standard of American badass, smash-mouth, nationalist populism.” University of Minnesota political scientist Larry Jacobs said the endorsement of White was a “shocking example” of how easily the process can be manipulated when participation is low. The convention was poorly attended, and many delegates didn’t know much about Fraser and were swayed by White’s “energy and charisma."
As a basketball player, White led Hopkins High School to the 2009 state championship. A shoplifting arrest precipitated his exit from the University of Minnesota, but he starred at Iowa State and was picked by Houston in the first round of the 2012 NBA draft. He had an anxiety disorder that included aand he never played a game for the Rockets. His only NBA playing time was three minutes across three games with Sacramento in 2014.
Fraser said in an interview that White’s confrontational style and message won't attract moderates and independents. He said he offers a more mainstream approach, stressing fiscal conservativism, a strong defense, world leadership and small government. White's alliances trouble Fraser.
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