Democrat candidate for governor of Wisconsin Mahlon Mitchell's judgment is questionable.
From FOX6 News:
One of the people vying to be Wisconsin’s next governor caught himself on camera nearly saying something he should not. That is, at least according to the candidate. That comment is from a video taken by Mahlon Mitchell‘s campaign as part of his Badger State beer tour back on July 6.
In the video, the Democratic candidate for governor jokes with the owners of Hop and Barrel Brewing Co. in Hudson, Wisconsin — when he stopped his train of thought mid-sentence.
“You have no competitors. You’re the cumma sum laude, I’d say. You’re the head…” — and then Mitchell stopped himself. The videotaped visit was posted to Mitchell’s Facebook page.
During a campaign event in downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, July 18, FOX6 News asked Mitchell why he censored himself.
“What were you going to say?” asked FOX6’s Madeline Anderson.
“I don’t know what I was gonna say. I don’t know what I’m going to say now. So how are you gonna say what I was gonna say back then. I’ll have to look at the video again, but I couldn’t tell you what I was going to say two weeks ago,” Mitchell answered.
...“Did you almost use a racial slur?” asked Anderson.
“No,” answered Mitchell. “I don’t use that term. I don’t allow my kids to use it, so I wouldn’t use it.”
Watch the video.
It's more than eight minutes long. Mitchell appears to flirt with using the N-word at the very end, the last seconds.
Mitchell didn't say the word, but it seems he came close.
It's odd that Mitchell would post the video on his Facebook page. Apparently, he didn't feel it was problematic.
He brought controversy on himself.
Bad press is better than no press? Even if it's just a little press?
One thing is certain: If Scott Walker posted a similar video, there would be calls for him to resign.
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