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LGBTQ group accuses Republicans of trafficking in homophobia in Michigan congressional race

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National Congressional Campaign Committee, has repeatedly referred to him in blog posts as a “pedo sex poet,” seeking to cast him as sexist, “creepy,” and with bad judgment.

The CLF ad references the blog posts, ending with the tag line: “Sending Jon Hoadley to Congress? That’s bad judgment.”Hoadley’s allies have previously sought to push back against the attacks, which they say rely on anti-gay tropes.

For instance, the comment about the “four-year-old wearing a thong” was part of a satirical discussion in which Hoadley’s friend said he had “no desire” to see such a thing, a condemnation of the hyper-sexualization of children.

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