Former Ku
Klux Klan leader David Duke is
running for
U.S. Senate
Former Ku
Klux Klan leader David Duke an**unced Friday on his website that he plans to run for
U.S. Senate in Louisiana.
A registered Republican, he would be seeking an open seat vacated by Republican
David Vitter.
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Duke's an**uncement came as the state is grappling with deep racial tensions after the shooting death of a black man by white police ******rs and the killing of three law enforcement ******rs by a black man. It also came one day after Donald Trump accepted the GOP **mination for president.
The white supremacist
Duke is a
Former state representative who represented suburban New Orleans for one term more than two decades ago and was an unsuccessful candidate for Congress. His failed bid for gover**r in the 1991 race against
Former Gov. Edwin Edwards was one of Louisiana's most high-profile elections, with
Duke opponents proudly showing bumper stickers supporting Edwards that read "Vote for the crook. It's important."
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