Ad from Peter Thiel-funded Arizona Republican echos 'white replacement' and 'invasion' conspiracies

Arizona’s primaries are set for tomorrow, and among the Republicans running is Blake Masters, a Peter Thiel-funded candidate who in recent weeks has been pushing racist ads and conspiracy theories “that could repel Latinos in the state,” The New York Times reports.

Immigrant rights advocacy group America’s Voice noted last month that Masters’ ad “both echos the ‘white replacement’ and ‘invasion’ conspiracies that have inspired several domestic terrorists and renders refugees into faceless animations massing at the border wall.” This is what he truly believes, pushing the racist theory across various mediums.

The white replacement-pushing Masters is likely to emerge the victor in his race, The New York Times said, even as Republicans have shamelessly touted the win of Mayra Flores, a Latina representative from Texas. “But anti-immigrant policies in Arizona have been far more damaging to Republicans there, and Mr. Masters is going even further than the party has in the past.”

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