How worried is Sen. Dean Heller about losing this primary to Danny Tarkanian? Well, this past weekend, Heller attended a campaign event hosted at the home of controversial far-right politician and Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore.
Who is Michele Fiore? Here’s a quick overview:
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She believes cancer is “a fungus” that can be cured by “flushing, let’s say, saltwater, sodium carbonate” through the body
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She is Nevada’s staunchest defender of racist rancher Cliven Bundy, and once called BLM agents “Nazi-minded”
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She claimed rape could be prevented with guns on college campuses
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She endorsed aiming weapons at law enforcement officers
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She referred to an African American colleague in the Nevada Assembly as “colored” (VIDEO)
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She threatened to shoot Syrian refugees “in the head”
Nevada State Democratic Party spokesperson Sarah Abel released the following statement on Heller campaigning with Fiore:
“Dean Heller’s new association with Michele Fiore shows that he’s clearly drifting even further towards the right-wing fringes of the Republican Party. Heller’s willingness to campaign with someone as radical and offensive as Fiore illustrates just how out of touch Heller has become this cycle to try to win this brutal GOP primary. The whole thing reeks of political desperation.”
