LANSING — The Michigan Democratic Party is calling on state Republicans to condemn a GOP state House candidate who used a rape analogy to make his case for overturning the 2020 election.
“You know, having three daughters and I tell my daughters: Well, if rape is inevitable, you should just lay back and enjoy it,” Robert Regan said during a livestream with the group Coalition to Rescue Michigan.
“We do want to decertify this election and we do want it returned to the rightful owner, just like if someone stole your car or stole your jewelry,” Regan said in the livestream. “It goes back to the rightful owner. You decertify and you give it to the rightful owner, and that’s Donald Trump and that’s what I’m pushing for and we’re going full bore on that.”
Regan is the same extreme candidate who recently called Ukraine “culpable” in the Russia invasion.
Lavora Barnes, chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, called on Republicans in the state to denounce Regan’s remarks and to make clear what officials and audits have consistently said about the 2020 election: Joe Biden won, and he is the rightfully elected President of the United States.
“This type of language is disgusting and Michigan Republicans have got to stand up and denounce Regan’s remarks and what his candidacy represents,” Barnes said. “If they don’t, Regan will be the face of the Michigan Republican Party. His extreme views and reckless comments on the Russian invasion, 2020 election results and now rape show he is totally unfit for office. Republicans’ silence on Regan speaks volumes.”
Regan faces Carol Glanville, a Democrat and the Walker City Commissioner, in the May 3 special elections to fill the vacant 74th Michigan House District seat in Kent County.
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