{"id":381428,"date":"2018-10-18T04:12:35","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T03:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/go-kill-yourself-gop-candidates-face-attacks-as-dems-urge-end-to-civility-ahead-of-midterms-rt-us-news\/"},"modified":"2018-10-18T04:12:35","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T03:12:35","slug":"go-kill-yourself-gop-candidates-face-attacks-as-dems-urge-end-to-civility-ahead-of-midterms-rt-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/go-kill-yourself-gop-candidates-face-attacks-as-dems-urge-end-to-civility-ahead-of-midterms-rt-us-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Go kill yourself!\u2019 GOP candidates face attacks as Dems urge end to civility ahead of midterms \u2014 RT US News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        Two Minnesota GOP candidates and a Nevada GOP campaign manager were attacked in separate incidents over the last week as some Democratic leaders call for an end to civility in the run-up to the 2018 elections.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Six-term Minnesota Representative Sarah Anderson confronted a man kicking campaign signs in Plymouth only to have the man lunge at her, forcing her into the street and telling her \u201c<em>Go kill yourself<\/em>.\u201d Anderson tracked the man to a gas station, where she filmed him as he ran at her and allegedly punched her in the arm.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/440934-holder-kick-democrats-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;When they go low, we kick &#8217;em&#8217;: Obama&#8217;s AG calls on Democrats to shed civility<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anderson told local TV station <a href=\"https:\/\/minnesota.cbslocal.com\/2018\/10\/15\/campaign-sign-vandal-assaulted-house-rep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WCCO<\/a> that the attack has not changed her campaign plans, saying she refuses to \u201c<em>live in fear<\/em>.\u201d The Plymouth police department believes it has identified the man in Anderson\u2019s photograph, but no further information about him has been released and there were no witnesses to the gas station attack.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%3D%3D\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Minnesota House candidate Shane Mekeland received a concussion in an unrelated attack during a recent campaign event at a St. George Township bar. His assailant, a \u201c<em>much, much bigger person<\/em>\u201d who \u201c<em>did not seem dangerous<\/em>\u201d when he first approached the candidate, told Mekeland he was angry that politicians had abandoned the middle class, though he didn\u2019t openly blame either of the two parties.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FShane4MNhouserep%2Fposts%2F720143765036241&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"337\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Benton County Sherriff Troy Heck confirmed police have interviewed the suspect but have not yet charged him with a crime. According to Mekeland, the suspect admitted attacking him without provocation. Mekeland says\u00a0he spoke to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/minnesota-house-candidate-says-he-was-attacked-at-benton-county-restaurant\/497605921\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press<\/a> about the incident in the hope of promoting a return to \u201c<em>civil discourse<\/em>,\u201d blaming prominent Democrats including Maxine Waters, Eric Holder, and Hillary Clinton for \u201c<em>driving this behavior<\/em>\u201d with their recent comments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arcticle__read-more read-more\">\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/440467-trump-soros-elevator-screamers\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"read-more__cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2018.10\/thumbnail\/5bb7b991fc7e9347258b4601.JPG\" alt=\"George Soros in October 2012 file photo \u00a9 Thomas Peter \"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Minnesota\u2019s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party also suspended communications staffer William Davis for one week without pay after he made a Facebook post about bringing Republicans \u201c<em>to the guillotine<\/em>\u201d the day after Election Day. Jennifer Carnahan, Chairman of the Minnesota Republican Party, called for Davis to be fired, citing the attacks on Anderson and Mekeland and death threats that she herself had received while working for the party.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in Nevada, Wilfred Michael Stark III, a member of the David Brock-founded American Bridge 21st Century group, was arrested after roughing up Kristin Davison, campaign manager for Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt, at an East Las Vegas campaign event. Davison claims Stark grabbed her arm and wouldn\u2019t let go, pushing her against a wall and leaving her \u201c<em>terrified and traumatized<\/em>\u201d with bruises on her arms and neck.<\/p>\n<p>Stark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dem-operative-for-soros-funded-group-arrested-for\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly<\/a> remains in custody in Las Vegas. He has a history of attacking female Republican operatives, having previously been arrested for assaulting Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke\u2019s press secretary Heather Swift, and was arrested for disorderly conduct while covering another Republican gubernatorial campaign.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Maxine Waters: \u201cTell them they\u2019re not welcome anymore, anywhere!\u201d<br \/>Cory Booker: \u201cGet up in the face of some congresspeople!\u201d<br \/>Hillary Clinton: \u201cYou cannot be civil with\u201d Republicans.<br \/>Eric Holder: \u201cKick &#8217;em!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The left has become an unhinged mob.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MScAaXe2JR\">pic.twitter.com\/MScAaXe2JR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPChairwoman\/status\/1051217763941982208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Attorney General Eric Holder made headlines last week when he said \u201c<em>When they go low, we kick \u2018em<\/em>\u201d \u2013 the latest in a string of questionable statements by prominent Democrats in the runup to Election Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Like this story? Share it with a friend!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/441573-republicans-attacked-minnesota-nevada\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Minnesota GOP candidates and a Nevada GOP campaign manager were attacked in separate incidents over the last week as some Democratic leaders call for an end to civility in the run-up to the 2018 elections. 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