Marshall Rawson
An American Republican politician and candidate for the Florida House of Representatives, who attracted attention for participating in the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.
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Florida House candidate Marshall Rawson attended the 2017 Charlottesville "Unite the Right" rally and marched with the neo-Confederate group "League of the South."
Marshall Rawson later tried to downplay his attendance at the rally, arguing that "we arrived late after the march ended the next day."
Video obtained by the show shows that Rawson was warmly welcomed upon arriving at the rally, and the conversation took place right next to a Nazi flag.
When reporters asked 28 Florida Republicans whether the Rawson incident had changed their views, only three responded: Byron Donald sent a templated statement criticizing racism without naming names, and the other two explicitly said they continued to support Rawson.
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Florida House candidate Marshall Rawson attended the 2017 Charlottesville "Unite the Right" rally and marched with the neo-Confederate group "League of the South."
50%UnverifiedMarshall Rawson later tried to downplay his attendance at the rally, arguing that "we arrived late after the march ended the next day."
50%UnverifiedVideo obtained by the show shows that Rawson was warmly welcomed upon arriving at the rally, and the conversation took place right next to a Nazi flag.
50%UnverifiedWhen reporters asked 28 Florida Republicans whether the Rawson incident had changed their views, only three responded: Byron Donald sent a templated statement criticizing racism without naming names, and the other two explicitly said they continued to support Rawson.
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