Homes Of GOP Senator’s Neighbors Vandalized With ‘Nazi’ Graffiti

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Two homes near the Zionsville, Pennsylvania residence of Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) were vandalized with graffiti smearing Republicans as racist fascists, local TV station KYW reported Monday.

The messages, written in red spray paint on the clapboard walls, read “Nazi, Slavers, Rapists, Cross Worshippers = GOP,” “#Americans Against The Republican Party,” and “Look Out Toomey And You Neo Nazi Republicans.”

Pennsylvania State Police were investigating the incident, which happened over the weekend, KYW reported.

Both Toomey and his Democratic opponent in the Keystone State’s Senate race, Katie McGinty, condemned the vandalism.

“I am sickened by this disgusting, politically-inspired hatred,” Toomey said in a statement sent to KYW. “It has no place in a civilized society. My neighbors are wonderful people who deserve much better. I hope the cowardly criminals who did this are apprehended and punished.”

McGinty called the vandalism “unacceptable” and called for law enforcement to hold those behind the graffiti “accountable.”

Earlier this month, a local North Carolina GOP office was firebombed and defaced with graffiti reading “Nazi Republicans get out of town.” No suspect has been identified in that incident yet.

See photos of the graffiti below taken by KYW’s Greg Argos:

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  1. I wish idiots would not do this. It not only is likely to help people like Toomey, but piss off the rest of us voting against the GOP. If you want to stop the GOP- vote don’t vandalize!

  2. If leftists are doing this, they are just making liberals look bad - you aren’t helping your cause, you are helping the conservatives. Morons.

  3. I don’t understand why anyone would think this is a good idea. I mean, even graffiti on an actual Republican Party building would be unacceptable but at least it would be affecting the right people. Random neighbors of a Republican senator don’t deserve this crap.

  4. While I don’t condone vandalism, at least they didn’t libel anyone.

    I also wouldn’t be surprised if this was a red herring, aka, RWNJ induced?

  5. False flag?
    I’m starting to read that the GOoPer headquarters in NC that was burned was also repository for many unsubmitted absentee/mail-in ballot requests, which were thus destroyed. Anyone know if that’s true?

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