Louisiana House candidate accused of rape says he hopes to again ‘earn’ Trump endorsement
Republican Blake Miguez is weighing what district to run in after state redrew map following supreme court decision A congressional candidate from Louisiana who was the subject of a police report accusing him of rape – which he denies – says he is hoping to again “earn” Donald Trump’s endorsement as he considers precisely where to run amid redistricting. The candidate, Blake Miguez, is weighing running in one of two districts, neither of which he lives in but in which he is allowed to run. He has been mulling that choice after the supreme court’s landmark decision in Callais v Louisiana prompted the state to swiftly redraw its US House districts – and after he had secured the president’s backing under the previous congressional map. Continue reading...
A congressional candidate from Louisiana who was the subject of a police report accusing him of rape – which he denies – says he is hoping to again “earn” Donald Trump’s endorsement as he considers precisely where to run amid redistricting.
The candidate, Blake Miguez, is weighing running in one of two districts, neither of which he lives in but in which he is allowed to run.
He has been mulling that choice after the supreme court’s landmark decision in Callais v Louisiana prompted the state to swiftly redraw its US House districts – and after he had secured the president’s backing under the previous congressional map.
Approached on Wednesday after Miguez’s campaign website had become password protected and otherwise blank, a spokesperson said: “Blake was honored to have President Trump’s endorsement for [an] old … congressional district that no longer exists” after Callais, “and [he] hopes to earn it again after he announces a campaign under the new district lines.”
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