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TIL about the '91 Louisiana governor's race, which pitted corrupt Democrat Edwin Edwards against former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke. Voters were urged to "vote for the lizard, not the wizard." Duke lost by only 11% despite near-total denouncement by the Republican party, including President Bush.

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