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. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: this is judd blevins in 2017, tiki torch in hand in charlottesvilleed neo-nazis. >> i saw the picture of judd blevins with the tiki torch, and i was like just shocked. >> reporter: the more they looked, the more they found. blevins had been an active leader in the white nationalist group, identity europa. blevins hid his identity behind the online moniker conway. in private online forums blevins as conway posted racist messages and praised hitler, and yet when the former marine ran for city commissioner last year as a conservative republican -- >> he won by 36 votes. [ crowd chanting ] >> let's go. >> reporter: now they're part of the enid social justice committee, vocal opponents of blevins since he took office. the group mincing no words on its website saying enid has a nazi problem. >> a lot of people don't want to say the word nazi, but when you see what he did and what he's involved with, you know, it's not name-calling. it's what he is and what he believes. >> reporter: we wanted to ask blevins what he believes for ourselves. but he denied our m
. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: this is judd blevins in 2017, tiki torch in hand in charlottesvilleed neo-nazis. >> i saw the picture of judd blevins with the tiki torch, and i was like just shocked. >> reporter: the more they looked, the more they found. blevins had been an active leader in the white nationalist group, identity europa. blevins hid his identity behind the online moniker conway. in private online forums blevins as conway posted racist messages and praised...
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this is judd blevins, in 2017, ticky torch in hand in charlottesville, virginia, marching along sideh and i was, like, just shocked. >> reporter: the more they looked, the more they found. blevins had been an active leader in the white nationalist group identity europa. according to an analysis of photos, biographical details and other information, he hid his white nationalist identity behind the online moniker, conway, in forums reviewed by nbc news, believes as conway posted racist messages and praised hitler. and yet when the former marine ran for city commissioner last year as a conservative republican -- >> he won by 36 votes. >> reporter: now they are part of the enid social justice committee, vocal opponents of blevins since he took office. the group mincing no words on its website saying enid has a nazi problem. >> a lot of people don't want to say the word nazi, but when you see what he did, and what he's involved with, you know, it is not name calling, it is what he is and what he believes. >> reporter: we wanted to ask blevins what he believes for ourselves. but he denied
this is judd blevins, in 2017, ticky torch in hand in charlottesville, virginia, marching along sideh and i was, like, just shocked. >> reporter: the more they looked, the more they found. blevins had been an active leader in the white nationalist group identity europa. according to an analysis of photos, biographical details and other information, he hid his white nationalist identity behind the online moniker, conway, in forums reviewed by nbc news, believes as conway posted racist...
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. [ chanting ] >> reporter: this is judd blevins.ottesville, virginia, marching alongside a vowed pit supremacist and neo-nazi group. >> i saw a picture of judd blevins with a tiki torch and was just shocked. >> reporter: the more they looked the more they found. blevins had been an active leader in the weis nationalist group identity europa. according to analysis of photos, biographical details and other information, blevins hid his identity behind the online moniker conway. in private online forums reviewed by nbc news, blevins as conway posted racist messages and praised hitler. yet when the former marine ran for city commissioner. >> won by 36 votes. [ chanting ] >> reporter: now they are part of the enid social justice committee, vocal opponents of blevin since he took office. the group mincing no words on its website saying, enid has a nazi problem. >> a lot of people don't want to say the word "nazi" but when you see what he did and what he's involved with you know, it's not name-calling. it's what he is and what he believes.
. [ chanting ] >> reporter: this is judd blevins.ottesville, virginia, marching alongside a vowed pit supremacist and neo-nazi group. >> i saw a picture of judd blevins with a tiki torch and was just shocked. >> reporter: the more they looked the more they found. blevins had been an active leader in the weis nationalist group identity europa. according to analysis of photos, biographical details and other information, blevins hid his identity behind the online moniker conway....
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judd blevins in office for about a year. was any of his past association known before he was elected? >> yeah, when he was running for the city commissioner spot which makes him part of enid's city council in 2023, the local newspaper did write a story that detailed some of his relationships with white nationalist groups including identity europa, the main group here that he's allege to have had been part of. it detailed also that he had attended the 2017 unite the right rally in charlottesville. and when confronted by citizens he had no comment basically and wouldn't deny that he was part of one of these groups. >> so that was last year. who started this current recall effort to get him out of office? >> it was started by the enid social justice committee, a group of citizens that were concerned about his election. specifically i talked to connie vickers and nancy presnow who are members of the group, lifelong enid citizens. they confronted him and held up a giant sign they had alernl -- enlarged that showed him at the rall
judd blevins in office for about a year. was any of his past association known before he was elected? >> yeah, when he was running for the city commissioner spot which makes him part of enid's city council in 2023, the local newspaper did write a story that detailed some of his relationships with white nationalist groups including identity europa, the main group here that he's allege to have had been part of. it detailed also that he had attended the 2017 unite the right rally in...
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we rare in the deeply-conservative county they got signatures for a recall election of judd blevins >he picture of judd beliefance with the tiki torch, and i was just like shocked. >> reporter: the more they looked the more they found blevins had been a leader in a white nationalist group. ble blevins hid his identity behind a moniker. as "conway", he posted racist messages and praised hitler. and yet when the former marine ran as a conservative republican >> he won by 36 votes. >> reporter: now, they are part of the enid social justice committee, vocal opponents of blevins since he took office the group mincing no words on its website, saying enid has a nazi problem >> a lot of people don't want to say the word nazi, but when you see what he did and what he's involved with, it's not name-calling, it's what he is and what he believes >> reporter: we wanted to ask blevins what he believes for ourselves, but he denied our mul multiple requests for interviews we tried once more outside a city council meter you are a leader in an oklahoma chapter of a white nationalist organization and i
we rare in the deeply-conservative county they got signatures for a recall election of judd blevins >he picture of judd beliefance with the tiki torch, and i was just like shocked. >> reporter: the more they looked the more they found blevins had been a leader in a white nationalist group. ble blevins hid his identity behind a moniker. as "conway", he posted racist messages and praised hitler. and yet when the former marine ran as a conservative republican >> he won by...
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this is judd blevins.blevinss. i was shocked. >> reporter: he had been an active leader in the white nationalist group europa. he hid behind the moniker conway, in private online forums, blevins as conway posted racist messages. yet when the former marine ran for city commissioner. >> he won by 36 votes. >> reporter: now they're part of the enid social justice committee, vocal opponents. the group minces no words on the website, saying he has a nazi problem. >> a lot of people don't want to say the word "nazi" but when you see what he's involved with, it's not name-calling. it's what he is and what he believes. >> reporter: we wanted to ask blevins ourselves, but we tried once more outside a city council meeting. you have a leader in an oklahoma white nationalist organization. i want to know if you have any explanation of that. why did you -- >> excuse me. >> why dishold a tiki torch and march -- >> i've been a conservative all my life. >> cindy allen wassed editor of the newspaper. her paper published a f
this is judd blevins.blevinss. i was shocked. >> reporter: he had been an active leader in the white nationalist group europa. he hid behind the moniker conway, in private online forums, blevins as conway posted racist messages. yet when the former marine ran for city commissioner. >> he won by 36 votes. >> reporter: now they're part of the enid social justice committee, vocal opponents. the group minces no words on the website, saying he has a nazi problem. >> a lot of...