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About 50 people, including current and past political candidates, rallied in Congress Park on Wednesday to speak out for tolerance and against racism and fascist insurrection. The rally was in response to the Stefanik/Saratoga GOP event (see post below) featuring anti-Muslim activist and Jan. 6 insurrectionist Scott Presler, which was called off at the last minute after widespread public outcry.…
Last week Rep. Elise Stefanik announced the “MASSIVE NEWS” that a rally would take place on August 25 featuring Scott Presler, an anti-Muslim activist who called the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capital the “largest civil rights protest in American history”. The Saratoga GOP was highlighted as a sponsor of food and drink. After widespread public outrage, including protests from all 12 county Democratic chairs in Stefanik’s district and a counter event in Congress Park, the rally was called off. County GOP chair Carl Zeilman told the Times-Union the cancellation was COVID-related, yet Presler was able to appear at an indoor event in Manhattan the following night.…
