“In one of the biggest political upsets in Houston politics this election season, Wilson — an anti-gay activist and former fringe candidate for mayor — emerged as the surprise winner over 24-year incumbent Bruce Austin. His razor-thin margin of victory, only 26 votes, was almost certainly influenced by his racially-tinged campaign. “Every time a politician talks, he’s out there deceiving voters,” Wilson said. Wilson, a gleeful political troublemaker, printed direct mail pieces strongly implying that he’s black. His fliers were decorated with photographs of smiling African-American faces (which he readily admits he just lifted off websites) captioned with the words, “Please vote for our friend and neighbor Dave Wilson.”*

Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur), host of The Young Turks discusses this amazing election.

Read more: http://www.wfaa.com/news/politics/White-guy-wins-Houston-election-after-leading-voters-to-believe-hes-black-231316841.html

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