A Republican candidate for a seat in Michigan's House of Representatives is being condemned by both parties after making an analogy about the 2020 presidential election involving rape and his daughters.
Robert Regan, center, welcomes a friend to his election watch party in Belmont, Mich., on Aug. 7, 2018.Doha Madani
Robert Regan, a favorite to win Michigan's District 74 seat, made the comment at a livestreamed panel Sunday in response to an assertion that it was"too late" to overturn the election results. Amber Harris, a Republican activist and fellow panelist, told Regan during the stream that his analogy was a"shameful comment."Regan didn't immediately return a call requesting comment Wednesday.
State Republican Party Chairman Ron Weiser and Kent GOP Chairman Rob VerHeulen addressed"comments" made by Regan in"Mr. Regan’s history of foolish, egregious and offensive comments, including his most recent one are simply beyond the pale,” Weiser said. “We are better than this as a party and I absolutely expect better than this of our candidates.”
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