{"id":91595,"date":"2018-05-09T22:24:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T22:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/09\/duckworth-among-veterans-calling-for-apology-from-senate-candidate-questioning-democratic-vets\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:22:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:22:45","slug":"duckworth-among-veterans-calling-for-apology-from-senate-candidate-questioning-democratic-vets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2018\/05\/09\/duckworth-among-veterans-calling-for-apology-from-senate-candidate-questioning-democratic-vets\/","title":{"rendered":"Duckworth among veterans calling for apology from Senate candidate questioning Democratic vets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MADISON, Wis. \u2014 Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, of Illinois, joined with 28 other veterans Wednesday in calling for Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson to apologize for questioning the \u201ccognitive thought process\u201d of veterans who are Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nicholson refused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/05\/03\/marine-vet-running-for-senate-draws-backlash-for-questioning-democratic-veterans\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Nicholson is a Marine veteran <\/a>running against state Sen. Leah Vukmir for a chance to take on Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in November. The primary is Aug. 14 but on Saturday Wisconsin Republicans will vote at their state convention on which candidate to endorse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nicholson has repeatedly refused to apologize for his comment about veterans, first made in a radio interview last week. 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They accused him of disrespecting veterans in order to advance his own political career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is beneath any serviceman or woman to politicize veterans and assert that patriotism is limited to members of one political party,\u201d Duckworth and the other Democrats wrote. \u201cOur politics are more divided than ever, and polarizing comments like those made by Mr. Nicholson only sow deeper divisions in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nicholson\u2019s spokesman discounted the criticism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLiberal politicians begging for apologies are just trying to cover up their own missteps,\u201d said Nicholson spokesman Brandon Moody on Wednesday. \u201cThe list of those who have signed this letter includes veterans who have either directly supported policy blunders like the Iran deal, or who support politicians like Tammy Baldwin who do so. 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