minnesota republican desperately try convince voters years worth racist sexist anti-gay facebook post long reflect is.nolan west former gop aide run seat minnesota statehouse.but apparently think social media post fair game minneapolis star tribune start write story offensive hateful statements rush scrub account everything go way back 2008 call lynch president obama soon first elect 2008. lynch time west wrote.and hard see west get hatred first african-american president west also post praise confederacy express utter disdain abraham lincoln know confederacy start civil war keep slavery legal abraham lincoln free slave keep union together.according star tribune day south carolina remove confederate battle flag statehouse ground 2015 west reposted advertisement flag facebook page continue history publicly express admiration confederacy disdain lincoln.west currently house gop staff run north metro suburban seat vacate retire rep. tim sanders r-blaine.in 2011 west mark day confederate president jefferson davis resign u.s. senate 150 years early west also call lincoln fellow republican single bad president country ever see addition star tribune report west also post offensive remark women gay people.west course offer consider fake apology claim person last years apologize post insensitive material west write email take post reflect believe rather drop race disgrace like west stay race minnesota voters would like know dfl opponent susan witt right win landslide district 37b represent racist confederate sympathizer clearly believe black people still enslave hang end rope.featured image via twitter republican candidate get catch call lynch president obama