{"id":942198,"date":"2021-10-30T15:28:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T19:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=942198"},"modified":"2021-10-30T15:28:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-30T19:28:53","slug":"backlash-against-tiki-torch-stunt-may-hurt-terry-mcauliffes-tuesday-election-chances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/backlash-against-tiki-torch-stunt-may-hurt-terry-mcauliffes-tuesday-election-chances\/","title":{"rendered":"Backlash Against Tiki Torch Stunt May Hurt Terry McAuliffe&#039;s Tuesday Election Chances"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbacklash-against-tiki-torch-stunt-may-hurt-terry-mcauliffes-tuesday-election-chances%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=942198&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1350227693-e1635607154950-639x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Backlash against the Lincoln Projects tiki torch stunt may hurt Democrat candidate former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe\u2019s (D) election chances on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Friday evening&nbsp;five people, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/29\/democrat-operative-admits-involvement-failed-virginia-tiki-torch-false-flag-plot\/\">including<\/a> at least one Democrat operative, raised tiki torches in front of candidate Glenn Youngkin\u2019s campaign bus to remind \u201cVirginians what happened in Charlottesville four years ago,\u201d the Lincoln Project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/29\/lincoln-project-takes-responsibility-for-tiki-torch-hoax-in-virginia\/\">said<\/a> of the stunt to draw former President Trump into the Virginia election.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.6881355932203\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These men approached <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlennYoungkin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GlennYoungkin<\/a>\u2019s bus as it pulled up saying what sounded like, \u201cWe\u2019re all in for Glenn.\u201d Here they are standing in front of the bus as his campaign event at Guadalajara started.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBC29?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NBC29<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l681ejyBjc\">pic.twitter.com\/l681ejyBjc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elizabeth Holmes (@holmes_reports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/holmes_reports\/status\/1454094826824212485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But the Lincoln Project took former President Trump\u2019s comments out of context. There are \u201cvery fine people on both sides,\u201d they claimed he said, trying to tie Trump to&nbsp;Youngkin. A straight text of Trump\u2019s transcript indicates Trump ever called neo-Nazis in Charlottesville \u201cvery fine people.\u201d&nbsp;Trump\u2019s transcript&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/29\/lincoln-project-takes-responsibility-for-tiki-torch-hoax-in-virginia\/\">says<\/a>, \u201cYou had some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The hoax <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/terry-mcauliffe-glenn-youngkin-lincoln-project-virginia-governor-charlottesville-1644180\">has<\/a> \u201cprompted concerns\u201d that it could destroy the election chances of the Democrat candidate McAuliffe, <em>Newsweek<\/em> pointed out.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Former senior advisor to Democrat primary candidate&nbsp;Pete Buttigieg, Lis Smith,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lis_Smith\/status\/1454200604058849282?s=20\">tweeted<\/a> Friday evening the hoax was a \u201cmassive screw up\u201d and could derail&nbsp;McAuliffe\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat a massive, massive screw up,\u201d she said. \u201cThe last thing that the McAuliffe campaign needed this weekend. A total disservice to the hundreds of hard-working staffers on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrat Virginia lawmaker Sally Hudson <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SallyLHudson\/status\/1454198427064180742\">accused<\/a> the Lincoln Project of using her community as a prop. \u201cCharlottesville is not a prop. Our community is still reeling from years of trauma\u2026 Don\u2019t come back, @ProjectLincoln. Your stunts aren\u2019t welcome here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University told the <em>Washington Post<\/em>&nbsp;the hoax backfired on the organization and is \u201cso ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe overreach backfires because it is so ridiculous in its execution it hurts the point they\u2019re trying to make,\u201d&nbsp;Mark Rozell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2021\/10\/29\/lincoln-project-torches-charlottesville-youngkin\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=wp_local-virginia-politics\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Republican congressman Joe Walsh (R-IL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WalshFreedom\/status\/1454200019997835265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">stated<\/a> the hoax was \u201ca stupid, desperate, dishonest thing to do. @ProjectLincoln, you ought to be ashamed of yourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The stunt, which went viral under the hashtag, #TikiGate, is not the publicity McAuliffe is seeking heading into Tuesday\u2019s election.&nbsp;McAuliffe and&nbsp;Youngkin have been nearly tied in the polls in the last weeks, but Fox News&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/youngkin-ahead-virginia-voters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">revealed<\/a>&nbsp;Thursday Youngkin increased his lead over McAuliffe by eight points (53-45 percent) among likely voters.<\/p>\n<p>To make matter worse, the communications director for McAuliffe on Friday was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/29\/exclusive-mcauliffe-spokesman-ashamed-of-racist-tweets-apologizes-days-before-election\/\">forced<\/a>&nbsp;to apologize for bigoted tweets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to profoundly apologize and use this as a moment to grow and learn from my mistakes,\u201d&nbsp;Renzo Olivari told Breitbart News. \u201cWhen I was in high school student, I tweeted things that were clearly unacceptable. I am ashamed and I profoundly regret what I tweeted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several screen captures reveal Olivari\u2019s alleged tweets, \u201c#TweetLikeAGuy going out with da nigguhs,\u201d and \u201c#ThingsBlackFolksNeverThrowAway broken lamps\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.5827338129496\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Terry McAuliffe\u2019s comms guy kinda sounds like a racist. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7IE32ECWGE\">pic.twitter.com\/7IE32ECWGE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arthur Schwartz (@ArthurSchwartz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArthurSchwartz\/status\/1454208634037149700?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another said, \u201cAre you Black? #SomethingIGetAlot Hahahahah\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.0346820809249\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerryMcAuliffe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TerryMcAuliffe<\/a>. Come get your comms guy. He\u2019s showing his ass and embarrassing you. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r0qdYWICqa\">pic.twitter.com\/r0qdYWICqa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr\/status\/1454216298049703938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Follow Wendell Huseb\u00f8 on Twitter&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WendellHusebo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\"><em>@WendellHuseb\u00f8<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Backlash against the Lincoln Projects tiki torch stunt may hurt Democrat candidate former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe\u2019s (D) election chances on Tuesday. Friday evening\u00a0five people, including at least one Democrat &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-942198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=942198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=942198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=942198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=942198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}