Enid, Oklahoma, to Decide Commissioner Judd Blevins' Fate in Recall Election Over White Nationalist Ties
Residents of Enid, Oklahoma, are divided as they prepare to vote in a recall election for City Commissioner Judd Blevins, who has faced scrutiny over his connections to white nationalist groups.
- Judd Blevins, a city commissioner in Enid, Oklahoma, faces a recall election due to his alleged ties to white nationalist groups, including Identity Evropa.
- Blevins confirmed attending the 2017 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville, citing the protection of historical American statues as his reason.
- The recall effort was initiated by the Enid Social Justice Committee, which gathered nearly 350 signatures to petition for the election.
- Blevins has denied identifying as a white nationalist or supremacist, despite evidence and public scrutiny.
- Experts warn that the election of white supremacists to local offices poses a significant threat to democracy and the normalization of white supremacy.