Ah, lovely: We've got ourselves a Republican candidate for Congress who's openly rooting for a violent terror attack on American soil. Here's a new recording of South Dakota state Sen. Neal Tapio, one of several Republicans running for his state's open congressional seat, describing what he sees as his path to victory in the GOP primary:
"And then all that has to happen is that there will be one more terrorist attack between now and then and I will be the, just by the Trump effect, I will be the candidate. That's the way I look at it."
Of course, Tapio has in mind Islamist terrorism—white nationalist terror directed at, say, people of color or abortion clinics probably wouldn't float his boat quite so jauntily. Indeed, in a screamingly unapologetic response on Facebook, Tapio shrieked:
Where the hell do you think this hateful and deadly ideology comes from? Does it come simply by accident? Or from a few extremists who "misinterpret" the true Islam?
Give me a break.
To suggest I am advocating for a terror attack is a disgusting smear and you should be ashamed of yourself. Anyone that would even suggest that is a vile and disgusting individual not worthy of being taken seriously.
Then what exactly did he mean when he said "all that has to happen is that there will be one more terrorist attack" and he'll win the Republican nomination? We're just dying to know.