& # 39; Bigfoot erotica & # 39; takes center stage in Congress race in Virginia

In one of the most bizarre episodes of this year's midterm elections, the race for the 5th Congressional District of Virginia culminated in a fight against "Bigfoot erotica" and if a candidate is in

tweeted on Sunday that in addition to campaigning with a white supremacist, Republican candidate Denver Riggleman was "a follower of Bigfoot eroticism" – two accusations that Riggleman denied in an interview with CNN.

"My opponent Denver Riggleman, Corey Stewart, was caught on camera with white supremacy.Now he was exposed as a devotee of erotic Bigfoot.Cockburn tweeted with a photo of a naked Bigfoot , apparently from Riggleman's Instagram.

Riggleman, however, told CNN that the charge of badual interest in Bigfoot was absurd and acknowledged having written two books on Bigfoot, including an unpublished text entitled "Mating Habits of Bigfoot and why women want him ", the two that he said were "parody" and stemmed jokes that he had with friends of the army

. ] Riggleman also said he did not believe in Bigfoot, but added that he did not want to "alienate" the Bigfoot vote and said that it was all a joke that his opponent had abused him unfairly.

"I think we probably jumped shark on stupid," Riggleman said.

Riggleman's Bigfoot story appeared to have first gained traction after Cook's policy report noted in his recent overview of home runs. The report stated that the Facebook author page for Bigfoot's book had recently been removed and that Riggleman's Instagram was private, but was "rife with images of what can only be described as like an erotic art on the theme of Bigfoot ". [19659002InadeclarationofcampaignesponsibleforCockburnLouiseBruceareplacedRigglemande"reciprocatingsocialmediafrom"Bigfooterotica"andhaving"other"

Riggleman said that they put his Instagram in private to avoid" weird comments ". While Bigfoot's story was gaining momentum online, Riggleman's campaign seemed to be looking into the matter by sharing a video of conservative libertarian Matt Kibbe, published on Monday. afternoon where Riggleman played the cycle of strange news and went into a rather broad explanation about different "Bigfoot belief systems."

"Watch this video on my research on t The Myth of the Bigfoot," tweeted Riggelman. "I do not know what Bigfoot Erotica is, @LeslieCockburn knows more than me, but I can talk about theories from Bigfoot all day. Watch the video here #bigfoot # va05. "

accusation of racism

As reported by Cockburn's tweet, the race was one of the hot spots in Virginia's politics this cycle, particularly with reference to the race in the Senate between Senator Tim Kaine and Republican candidate Corey Stewart Stewart was criticized for inflammatory rhetoric about the White Supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last year and his defense of confederate symbols.

L & # 39; Cockburn's accusation against Riggleman over the campaign with a white supremacist seemed to refer to a progressive site "Blue Virginia," and attributed to the Democratic Party of Virginia, which stated that Riggleman had campaigned alongside a white supremacist confessed

Riggleman wrote an editorial in The Roanoke Times last week disavowing white supremacy and racist protesters in Charlottesville. white supremacist murderer last year. Riggleman made reference to the editorial when CNN asked him about the charges and said that he did not know if the person with whom he was accused of campaigning, Isaac Smith, was a nationalist white, adding that he thought Smith was "just a kid". 19659002] An article published in the Washington Post quotes Smith as co-founder of a group, Unity and Security for America (USA), with Jason Kessler, who organized the Charlottesville rally last year . The Post describes the organization as "an emerging group that calls for" defending Western civilization. "

The Virginia Convention headquarters became an open race after GOP representative Tom Garrett announced that He would not seek re-election for alcoholism. The Republicans finally opted for the Riggleman field, the owner of a local distillery, and Democrats went with Cockburn, a longtime reporter who worked for several large information networks.

The district contains the city of Charlottesville and supports it relatively republican. Garrett won his election with a healthy margin in 2016, and CNN labeled the race "possibly Republican" in his House notes.