Dirty politics: Fringe candidate releases sex tape to boost attention in race against RepJerryNadler
Mike Itkis released a pornographic video Bucket List Bonanza to draw attention to his sex-positive campaign platform. He claimed the flick was his first time engaging in that type of naughty behavior on camera but is hoping it will provoke a discussion.“I’m kind of a nerd who doesn’t like to be the center of attention if I can avoid it. But I thought the issues I’m trying to address are so important … I wanted to have my issues talked about in some way," he told City and State NY.
Itkis is a former Army cyber operations officer who is expected to lose to Nadler in the midterm elections. His platform calls for the legalization of sex work and argues that"men should not be required to support biological children without prior agreement," among other positions. His 13-minute video was posted to a pornography website and features behavior between him and adult film star Nicole Sage.
“If I would just talk about it, it wouldn’t demonstrate my commitment to the issue. And the fact I actually did it was a huge learning experience, and it actually influenced items on my platform," he added in an interview with City and State NY. Itkis has billed himself as"very liberal," as well as"Not married. No kids. Not celibate. Atheist." Both he and Republican nominee Mike Zumbluskas are seeking to unseat Nadler in New York's 12th Congressional District race.Nadler faced a bruising primary contest for the seat after redistricting put him on a collision course with Rep. Carolyn Maloney , he but managed to edge her out. The district overwhelming leans Democrat, according to FiveThirtyEight.