• Wis. teen candidate drops out of race as more anti-gay, racist remarks surface
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    Wis. teen candidate drops out of race as more anti-gay, racist remarks surface

    JANESVILLE, Wis. — The 19-year-old Republican candidate for the Wisconsin state Assembly, who apologized last week for calling gays “fags” in a Twiiter post last year, has suspended his campaign and dropped out of the race after additional racist and homophobic comments he made on social media surfaced Tuesday.

  • 19-year-old Wis. assembly candidate apologizes for Tweet calling gays ‘fags’
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    19-year-old Wis. assembly candidate apologizes for Tweet calling gays ‘fags’

    JANESVILLE, Wis. — A 19-year-old Republican candidate for the Wisconsin state Assembly has apologized for describing gays as “fags” in a Christmas day Twiiter post expressing disapproval over a same-sex marriage ruling. Five months before announcing his candidacy, Jacob Dorsey tweeted “fags need 2 leave my favorite state alone” after the …