AP review finds slurs and Nazi talk in Nevada GOP candidate forum

Priya Raman · 2026-10-18T04:20:47.325Z

Candidates must actively police their own supporter forums or risk enabling extremists.

6 sourcesUpdated Oct 18, 20261 min read

AP review finds slurs and Nazi talk in Nevada GOP candidate forum — Photo: Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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In May 2022, members of Nevada GOP candidate Marty O'Donnell's Marty Army forum replied to a WE STAND WITH MARTY post with emoji spelling racial slurs. An AP review of thousands of posts from 2022 to 2026 found racial slurs, Nazi Germany minimization, and white nationalist conspiracy defenses in the Discord forum he controls. A March 2024 user asked if Hitler was really an evil guy aside from the Holocaust; another posted Heil Hitler in February. Former member Deacon Dameron said it wasn't a couple of crazies and the popular sentiment was that slavery should be legal. O'Donnell, by his own account, wore a Mussolini mask at a Halloween party. Campaign spokesman Keith Schipper said O'Donnell has zero tolerance for hate, dedicated a staffer to remove racist and antisemitic vitriol, banned nearly 200 users, and acknowledged some posts have been missed. He said Marty's support of Israel is unequivocal. The forum began in 2001 as a Halo fan chat before O'Donnell took control. O'Donnell finished fourth in the 2024 primary, is endorsed by President Trump, and faces Rep. Susie Lee on Nov. 3, 2026. The campaign held a two-day casino event this month with a video game tournament and panels.

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