Eugene Vindman, who’s running for Congress in Virginia, has an interesting opponent.
Derrick Anderson doesn’t have children, and Republicans think that’s weird, so he borrows a friends’ wife and children for photo ops (see, e.g., photo below). He doesn’t lie by saying they’re his family; he just lets voters assume they are. But is that another form of lying?
Yahoo News says (here), “In one campaign video, Anderson is seen walking side-by-side with the same woman … another video shows Anderson speaking to the woman and the three girls while seated in a home dining room.”
A spokesperson for Anderson claims these potentially misleading photos and videos simply show him “with female supporters and their kids” like “every other candidate in America.” Except those candidates are posing with their wives and kids.
Sneaky or merely subtle? Mountain or molehill? Anderson’s campaign biography (here) mostly touts his military service and legal career, and doesn’t mention a family. But this isn’t the first time he’s been deceptive (see story here), and his obsession with guns (see campaign video here) also should be a concern for voters in Virginia’s 7th district. And, by the way, he doesn’t even live in the district he wants to represent in Congress.
