Just remember: David Duke is far from the only leading far-right figure to have endorsed Tulsi Gabbard. 1) 
It's just that Duke is the only one whose support she's gone out of her way to explicitly reject. 2)
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But there's a roster. First and most noteworthy, perhaps, is Steve Bannon, who got her an interview with Trump.
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Noted white nationalist Richard Spencer is a fan. 4)
Andrew Anglin of the neo-Nazi site The Daily Stormer claimed its readers helped promote her campaign at a key stage in the debates.
They believed her candidacy would "make the Jews go nuts." 5)
jewishinsider.com/2019/08/neo-na…
They believed her candidacy would "make the Jews go nuts." 5)
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She's also popular with leading "alt-lite" figures who loudly proclaim they're not white nationalists while repeating all the WNs' talking points and ideas. Guys like Mike Posobiec. 6)
Also, Mike Cernovich. 7)
At first it might be incidental. After awhile, you really have to ask yourself just why so many figures from the far right are drawn to her candidacy. It may just be the chaos factor. But it doesn't speak well of her agenda that people like this find it palatable. 8) / fin
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