Virginia Republican Corey Stewart has run a Senate campaign with some close ties to white nationalism.
But Rep. Scott Taylor (R-Va.) won't condemn Stewart or endorse him either. This white man will only tell you that his "son is named after a black guy," per The Virginian-Pilot.
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After Taylor's Democratic opponent Elaine Luria explicitly called on him to reject Stewart's values, The Virginian-Pilot asked Taylor for a final answer. Taylor's response? Democrats are the only ones who "give a sh-t about Corey Stewart," he said.
"What are they trying to say? That Scott Taylor likes Corey Stewart so therefore he's a racist?" Taylor asked The Virginian-Pilot. He went on to explain that he's a "military guy" who doesn't care if you're "black, white, brown, gay, straight." After all, "my son is named after a black guy," Taylor continued — and never answered one way or the other regarding Stewart.
Taylor's 5-year-old son is apparently named Sterling, says The Hill — noting that which "black guy" little Sterling gets his name from is "unclear."
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