Minnesota House candidate’s attempt to “unify society” with a new campaign ad miserably backfired.
Kyle Greene tried to recruit voters with a controversial and offensive message, “I want to be your n****.” Greene, who is running for Minnesota’s House of Representatives seat in rural District 18A, used the term in his appeal to voters in the clip posted to his Facebook page.
“I’m not asking you to vote for me as your leader, I’m asking you to vote for me as your public servant,” Greene, who identifies himself as African-American and Cherokee Indian, said in the video. “I want to be your state representative, I want to be your public servant and I want to be your n****r.”
The campaign ad has been viewed more than 100K times as of Monday afternoon.
I’ll be honest, this foolishness does not surprise me anymore. We have got to do better my people. ??♂️ #KyleGreen #Blogger #Politics #BlackAmerica pic.twitter.com/0GFYLI4DOz
— Collins Pettaway, III, M.S. (@CPettaway3) August 31, 2018