A white Texas man won a political campaign Tuesday in a heavily black area using an unconventional tactic — according to a local media outlet, he pretended to be black.
Dave Wilson was tired of “all the shenanigans” plaguing the Houston Community College System and decided to run for office, KHOU-TV reported Friday.
However, Wilson reportedly thought the odds of a white conservative Republican winning in an overwhelmingly black Democratic district were low, so he turned to a tactic his opponent said was “disgusting.”
“I’d always said it was a long shot,” Wilson said. “No, I didn’t expect to win.”
According to KHOU-TV, Wilson’s campaign “printed direct mail pieces strongly implying that he’s black.” The materials reportedly featured his campaign slogan emblazoned next to the faces of smiling black individuals.
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