> The KKK was a violent organization 100 years ago, there is no surprise that it would disqualify you from office. 1. David Duke, a former Grand Wizard of the

> The KKK was a violent organization 100 years ago, there is no surprise that it would disqualify you from office. 1. David Duke, a former Grand Wizard of the KKK, held elected office in Louisiana from 1989 to 1992. Not only do I think that it did not disqualify him, I’m guessing his former office helped him get elected. 2. Strom Thurmond, who was a vocal critic of integration and was in the Senate until 2003 (he was over 100yo), was a known racist. He later supported desegregation, but his racist attitudes in his personal life (e.g., word usage) allegedly didn’t change much. Despite being very regressive in many of his views, he continued to get elected to office for over four decades (until 20 years ago, mind you), and he wielded immense power in the Senate. 3. There are no shortage of current national-level politicians, like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tommy Tuberville, who make explicit racist comments and plenty of dog whistle racist comments. They seem to have no problem getting elected. Being racist or violent only very narrowly limits potential political positions one can run for, imho.