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A Republican candidate for state Senate in Washington is being attacked anonymously for his Catholic views through a cartoonish flier that says he has always worn his church on his sleeve and has best represented the people of the Vatican.

Its one of several over-the-top rhetorical attacks that pop up in the last weeks of election season, when identity politics and national security scares are pitched to a polarized electorate.

In the South, race-based appeals are popular ways to rally black voters, while Republicans tie opponents to terrorists.

In Washington state, the anti-Catholic ad targets Mark Miloscia, a Democrat turned Republican. It portrays the former state representative from Federal Way wearing a rosary and popes miter and carrying a briefcase adorned with the Mississippi state flag.

Republican Mark Miloscia came from the Deep South with plenty of baggage, the flier reads. Mississippi Mark has always worn his church on his sleeve. Rather than represent the people of Federal Way, he has best represented the people of The Vatican.

Using crucifixes as a substitute for bullet points, the flier accuses Mr. Miloscia of being a Lobbyist for the Catholic Church.

Mr. Miloscia, who was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, has lobbied for the Washington State Catholic Conference.

Keith Schipper, campaign manager for Mr. Miloscia, denounced the flier and said he is frustrated that the final stretch of the campaign is being devoted to scaremongering rather than the issues.

Theyre doing their best to try to do some Vatican scaremongering to try to suppress the Miloscia vote, he said.

The campaign of Democrat Shari Song, Mr. Miloscias opponent, said the attack has no place in the campaign and has asked for it to be pulled.

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Republican's Catholic views anonymously attacked in Washington state Senate race