How Rene Gonzalez Found Common Ground With a Right Wing Provocateur

For some voters, Rene Gonzalez’s recent nod to a right-wing media personality and provocateur seemed on brand, as his disdain for anti-fascist protesters and police critics sometimes echoes the rhetoric heard on Fox News. To others, the Portland city commissioner and mayoral candidate’s “appreciation” for a divisive figure who’s previously aligned himself with far-right militia groups, crossed a line. Gonzalez, who bills himself as a lifelong Democrat, took to social media Sunday, July 21 to...