The former baseball player has associated himself with white supremacists, and his statement where he confirms that he's considering a run for John McCain's old seat certainly reeks of racism.
Curt Schilling Weighing Bid For Congress, Trump Endorses
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August 13, 2019

Former baseball player and all-around white supremacist Curt Schilling confirmed he is considering a run against one of the state's 5 Democratic Representatives.

"The state is not the state I grew up in. Making Arizona citizens of EVERY Race, religion and sexual orientation 2nd class citizens to illegal immigrants is about as anti-American as it gets," he wrote in a statement to Arizona Republic. "When you have homeless veterans, children, and you're spending tax dollars on people smuggling drugs and children across our border someone in charge needs their ass kicked."

When I call Schilling a Nazi-loving white supremacist, I'm not just tossing epithets. He really is that, as his statement above indicates. There's also this:

He's a conspiracy nut:

AND...(drum roll, please)

Donald Trump just endorsed the effort after Fox and Friends spilled the beans:

Arizona is purple, but there are definitely pockets of hardcore haters who will rejoice at this. Fortunately, there are more people in Arizona who will not, and Schilling will be humiliated, sent home with his little Nazi tail tucked between his legs.

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