Dossier
House candidate
Coverage of House candidate in the Nexus archive.
- Texas Democrats reject House candidate who called for imprisoning Zionists
Texas Democrats rejected a House candidate in a runoff election due to his call for imprisoning Zionists, which party leaders labeled antisemitic. The outcome tested the Democratic Party's ability to distance itself from controversial left-wing figures.
- Texas runoff roiled by shadowy spending and a call to imprison ‘American Zionists’
A House candidate in Texas made inflammatory comments about 'American Zionists' and imprisonment, sparking widespread condemnation from Democratic colleagues. Republicans are accused of amplifying the candidate through shadowy spending in the runoff election.