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party insiders put this candidate on the Rigged Red Card
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OPINION: Why does KCRCC oppose Republican Gov. Brad Little?
Coeur d'Alene Press · April 2026
- Fitzpatrick's own tweets: called the Challenger disaster a NASA conspiracy (Sept 2022); wrote that Jewish Americans are "the Khazars aka Synagogue of Satan" and "the earth is flat" (Nov 2025); called on Trump to stop saying Mormons are Christian and pledged to "expose the evil of the LDS church" (Sept 2025).
- Only 29 of KCRCC's 74 members voted to endorse Fitzpatrick; at least 40 precinct committeemen were not present for the vote.
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Mark Fitzpatrick for Governor: Flat Earth disciple, Anti-Israel, Anti-Jewish, Anti-Zionist, Anti-Calvary Chapel, Anti-LDS beliefs, proclamations and platforming.
Idaho Conservative Coalition · April 2026
- Called Israel "Synagogue of Satan" in his own posts.
- Ran a poll: "Who is a better human? Adolf Hitler or Benjamin Netanyahu?" — his followers chose Hitler.
- Platforms Ian Carroll's antisemitic content.
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Kootenai County Republicans need new, more serious leadership
Spokesman-Review · April 2026
- His campaign account posted about "Jewish billionaires" in government.
- He called for ending all property, sales, and income taxes.
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Saloon owner, ex-Idaho Supreme Court justice take steps to run for governor
Idaho Education News · February 2026
- He organized a "Hetero Awesome Festival" as an alternative to Pride events.
- He offered a cash reward for information to get the Boise mayor arrested.
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Security heightened following call for dirt on Boise mayor
KTVB · December 2025
- He offered at least $10,000 to anyone who helped get the Boise mayor arrested.
- Police gave the mayor extra security because of the offer.
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Mark Fitzpatrick defends flat earth beliefs on video
Old State Saloon / X · December 2024
- He says the earth is flat, in his own words on video.
- He is on the Idaho Governor ballot.
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Idahoans rejected the straight white pride festival. Now vote like it
Idaho Statesman · June 2025
- Idaho Republican legislators and the state GOP chairwoman publicly supported his festival.
- None of them have spoken out against the racist remarks made there.
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A Deeper Dive into the Old State Saloon's Impact on Idaho Politics
Don't Mash On Me · June 2025
- His bar has hosted talks calling NASA a Satanic lie and promoting Christian nationalism.
- His festival cost $85,000; he recovered about $25,000 of it.
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Idahoans Rejected Mark Fitzpatrick's Straight White Pride Festival
Political Potatoes · June 2025
- Only a few dozen people attended despite months of national promotion.
- He sat next to a white supremacist on a live broadcast and said nothing when a racist comment was made.
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'It's not about Black people. It's about liberalism': Hetero Awesome Fest organizer on racist comments
KTVB · June 2025
- He said he did not hear the racist remark because he was not wearing headphones.
- He said his festival was about opposing liberalism, not about race.