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GOING TOE TO TOE WITH MNGOP: GOP U.S. Senate candidate Royce White declared war on the Minnesota Republican Party and its chair, David Hann, after the ex-NBA player realized he was not included on an elections mailer the party sent out.
“This marks the day that David Hann and the Minnesota Republican Party decided to go to war with the grassroots,” White said in an X post. “We won't forget it buddy... You smile in my face and pull this bullshit? You neocons are finished, every last one of you. And I don't care who comes to town to vouch for you.”
But White was not the only candidate running for federal office the party didn’t include on the mailer, Hann pointed out, calling White’s frustration a “misunderstanding.” Hann also said the party sends other mailers and does not include every candidate on every one.
The party’s executive director, Anna Matthews, also told me the decision had nothing to do with White personally, pointing out that he was included on all sample ballots the party sent out with its other endorsed candidates ahead of the August primaries.
RADIO SILENCE FROM WHITE: “I just don't think it was a major issue, but for whatever reason, he was unhappy with that,” Hann said, adding that he hasn’t heard from White directly about his complaint.
The omission of White's name on the mailer comes on the heels of Minnesota's four Republican members of Congress refusing to say whether they plan to back him on Election Day.
MNGOP STILL BEHIND WHITE: Regardless of White’s frustrations, Hann said the party still stands behind him. “He’s the endorsed candidate and we support our endorsed candidates,” he said.