As election season heats up, there is more at stake than just Democrat or Republican.
The very heart and soul of the GOP is up for grabs.
And this former NBA player turned MAGA Senate candidate just scored a huge election victory against the GOP establishment.
Primary season is almost over.
The battle for control of the Republican Party has been in full swing.
The establishment GOP has been fighting tooth and nail to try and defeat the MAGA wing of the party.
Establishment GOP gets dunked on in Minnesota Primary
Royce White, who ran as an unabashed member of the MAGA wing of the Minnesota Republican Party, scored a shocking upset by defeating establishment-backed Joe Fraser in the August 13 GOP Primary.
White, 33, who played in the NBA, led all GOP candidates with 38 percent of the vote.
Meanwhile, Fraser received just 29 percent in the battle to see who would oppose incumbent Democrat Senator Amy Klobuchar in November.
“I’m deeply honored to have your support during this critical time in our nation’s history,” White said in a statement.
“For many years, Republicans have talked about expanding our tent and focusing on the Twin Cities Metro,” he continued. “I am committed to growing the base, bringing disenfranchised Democrats into the tent, and unifying all conservatives in Minnesota. By doing this, we will deliver a victory for President Trump this November. Together, we will bring the battle to unseat Amy Klobuchar.”
White first staged a huge upset at the Minnesota State GOP Convention and came away with the party’s nomination.
Fraser initially was not going to challenge the outcome in a Primary, but later changed his mind.
Fraser received the strong backing of the Minnesota GOP establishment, but White ran on a strong MAGA platform and said it was time for a new direction for the party.
We must take a stand for God, family, and country
“To be honest, all three of them lost their last statewide elections and they are connected to over 30 years of statewide losses in the Republican Party,” White said.
“We face an enemy that intends to bastardize our citizenship through an idea called globalism. We must begin to understand how the global affects the local and take a stand for God, family, and country,” White continued.
“I have fought against the corporate community responsible for this globalist agenda. Send me to Washington so I can continue that fight on the Senate floor in the Swamp,” he added.
In 2009, White was named Minnesota’s “Mr. Basketball” after leading his high school team to an undefeated season.
White starred at the University of Minnesota, but left the school after a run-in with the law over an incident at the Mall of America.
In 2012, he led Iowa State to the NCAA tournament.
White was drafted by the Houston Rockets and played briefly for the Sacramento Kings, but his fear of flying prevented him from having a long NBA career.
White is now seeking to be the first Republican since 2006 to win a statewide race in Minnesota.
He currently faces an uphill battle, as his $133,000 is a drop in the bucket compared to the more than $6 million Klobuchar has to spend.
White was accused of posing with “racists” when he appeared at former President Donald Trump’s rally in St. Cloud on July 27.
But rather than back down, White defended Trump supporters.
“Those people in the arena Saturday up in St. Cloud at the Trump rally aren’t racist,” White said. “They just want to have a country. They just don’t want to have their country be run by liberals and communists, who say that a man can become a woman on any given day they choose.”
Patriot Political will keep you up-to-date on any developments to this ongoing story.
