Royce White wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate to face off against Sen. Amy KlobucharMN (Anons he is backed by MAGA, he must win)
Updated on: August 13, 2024 / 10:29 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — Republican Royce White has defeated Joe Fraserin the Minnesota primary election and willface incumbent Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar on the November ballot.
White, a 33-year-old Minneapolis native who briefly played in the NBA, beat Fraser in what political experts saw as a struggle for the soul of the Minnesota Republican Party.
Fraser, 50, was originally believed to be the frontrunner,but was stunned when White comfortably won the party's nomination at May's GOP convention. While he initially ceded, Fraser backtracked and renewed his fight against White.
White aims to be GOP's future
White says he can steer younger voters and voters of color to the GOP. On his campaign website, he says he will be a leader who won't "sell out."
"We face an enemy that intends to bastardize our citizenship through an idea called globalism.We must begin to understand how the global affects the local and take a stand for God, Family, and Country," White said. "I have fought against the corporate community responsible for this globalist agenda. Send me to Washington so I can continue that fight on the Senate floor in the swamp."
His opponent told WCCO's Esme Murphy in July that White is far from a good fit for the party."It just became evident that (White) is not somebody that I view embodies the spirit of the Republican Party," Fraser said. (RINO) Democratic strategist Abou Amara told Murphy in June that White "presents deeper problems for the Republican ticket," and holds political views that most Minnesotans "would reject."
"At the grassroots level, you've got Royce White, who's endorsed by Steve Bannon and other kind of far extreme right-wing folks, but he won the endorsement," Amara said. "I think Joe Fraser represents kind of the Tim Pawlenty lane, if you will, of the Minnesota Republican Party. And so they're on a collision course."
Several establishment Republicans took the unprecedented step of publicly backing Fraser after his convention loss, including former Sens. Rudy Boschwitz and Norm Coleman and former Gov. Pawlenty. White told Murphy in June that the era they represent is over. "To be honest, all three of them lost their last statewide elections and they are connected to over 30 years of statewide losses in the Republican Party," White said.
Who is Royce White?
White was crowned Minnesota's Mr. Basketball in 2009 after leading the Hopkins boy's basketball team in its legendary undefeated season. White joined the Gophers but left the University of Minnesota just months into his first semester after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct and theft in connection to an incident at Mall of America. Soon after, he was accused of stealing a laptop from a U dorm, but no charges were filed. White then went to Iowa State and helped lead his team to the NCAA tournament in 2012. He briefly played for the Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings, but struggles with an anxiety disorder and a fear of flying led to a quick exit from the NBA. Despite his hardships, he was applauded for launching a league-wide discussion on mental health.He played two stellar seasons in the NBL Canada before a short-lived foray into MMA fighting. He currently plays in the Big3 3-on-3 basketball league.
White's political ambitions come with controversy. Klobuchar is in her third term and won her last two elections with sizeable leads over her GOP challengers.Her war chest contains nearly $17 million, in stark contrast to the $85,000 in White's campaign account.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/royce-white-republican-nomination-us-senate/
They are smearing him already, so there's something to him, here's a video from Royce sitting in for Steve Bannon today. Let's see how this works out. She has $17 million he's got a $85,000 and is winning on the Rep side, pretty impressive (she probably figured, no one would vote for him).
Video from War Room
Royce White: "MSNBC Has Got To Be The Greatest Example Of This Post-World War II Neocon Neoliberal Order" (Yesterday on War Room)
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https://rumble.com/embed/v583v59/?pub=4