ELECTION/GOP/RELIGION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “He styles himself as America’s best-known pimp, a strip-club owner who runs multiple brothels and looks set to win a seat as a Republican in the Nevada legislature with the blessing of many conservative Christian voters. Meet Dennis Hof, whose political rise reflects fundamental changes in electoral norms that have roiled the Republican Party and upended American politics during the era of President Donald Trump…When news broke that Hof had won the nominating contest for a state Assembly seat on June 12, evangelical pastor Victor Fuentes said he closed his eyes and prayed. He did not ask God to deliver Nevada and the Republican Party from Hof, the thrice-divorced author of ‘The Art of the Pimp’ who campaigned as the ‘Trump of Pahrump.’ Although Christian groups have long rallied against the state’s legal brothel industry, Fuentes was willing to overlook Hof’s history as a champion of the flesh trade and gave thanks for his victory.”
-Tim Reid, “In age of Trump, evangelicals back self-styled top U.S. pimp,” Reuters, June 22, 2018 4:28 am