zac goldsmith

'To do a Zac Goldsmith' is to run a dogwhistle or openly racist election campaign when facing a black, ethnic or other minority opponent.

This phrase has very quickly picked up wide usage following the unsuccessful 2016 campaign by a right wing politician, Zac Goldsmith to become London Mayor by painting his opponent Sadiq Khan (a muslim) as a terrorist sympathiser.

Are they standing an Asian female candidate in that all white constituency? Let's do a 'Zac Goldsmith' and finish her off.

Or

Imran stood no chance of getting the nomination after his opponent did a Zac Goldsmith on him by repeatedly referring to his immigrant grandfather.

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