Miller-Meeks campaign post pictures with 3%er flag

[rurallib]

https://qctimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/us-rep-miller-meeks-campaign-tweet-sparks-accusations-of-signaling/article_9c58e06f-e5af-5e50-89e4-6f8c322fe6dd.html

US Rep. Miller-Meeks' campaign tweet sparks accusations of 'signaling'

Scott County Democrats attempted to pick a political fight with U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Ottumwa, earlier this week after a tweet from her campaign manager showed volunteers holding signs while framing the flag of a prominent anti-government paramilitary group.

The 2nd Congressional District U.S. House was decided for Miller-Meeks by a six-vote margin, suggesting the campaign rhetoric could get heated as the election season draws near.

The posting and re-posting on Twitter started roughly 10 days ago when Miller-Meeks campaign manager Elliott Husbands tweeted two photos taken inside the headquarters of the Muscatine Republicans. One of those photos showed two men holding Miller-Meeks campaign signs. The men stood on each side of a Three-Percenters flag — a U.S. flag with the Roman numeral III in the blue field usually reserved for the stars.

Also from iowastartingline.com:

Two More Ties To The Fringe For Mariannette Miller-Meeks



First-term Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks has long dabbled with online fringe conspiracy theories, and two more recent incidents add to the pile.

Photos posted by Miller-Meeks’ campaign manager a week ago on Twitter show volunteers putting together yard signs while posing in front of flags that include one used by a far-right, anti-government militia. The “Three Percenter” flag is shown hanging on the wall behind the Miller-Meeks supporters, the one with Roman numeral “III” on an American flag.

The Three Percenter flag is used by a far-right militia movement active in the US and Canada. The Canadian government designated the group a terrorist entity in 2021 after they were linked to several bomb plots and the planned abduction of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The militia movement operates off the debunked myth that just 3% of colonists fought the British during the American Revolution, hence the name.

“They believe a small force of armed individuals can overthrow a tyrannical government, and many Three Percenters engage in paramilitary training and organizing to do so,” the Southern Poverty Law Center wrote about the group. “…Their perceptions of tyranny emanate from the radical conspiracy theories and paranoia rooted in the decades-old antigovernment extremist movement, and have repeatedly led to violence against America’s law enforcement, citizens and residents.”

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[Hoyt]

1. 3%ers seem pretty widely dispersed in states. Here's some local rubes from the South:

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[rurallib]

2. true, but a sitting congress member having such a flag in the

campaign office? That is over the top.

[Hoyt]

3. Oh, I agree completely.

[progressoid]

4. Wow.

I'd like to think this would hurt her campaign, but lately I'm not so sure.

[rurallib]

5. I am right with you

Sure would help if the MSM in the area would carry this story. So far only the QC Tomes is doing so.