Robert Regan (R), who is favored to win a seat in the Michigan House, said he tells his daughters to “just lie back and enjoy it” if they are raped, the Washington Post reports.
Said Regan: “I tell my daughters, ‘Well, if rape is inevitable, you should just lie back and enjoy it.'”
One of Regan’s daughters urged voters not to elect him to office two years ago.
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