Libertarian Florida Senate Candidate Augustus Sol Invictus has come under fire after revelations he sacrificed a goat and drank its blood surfaced.
Mr Invictus has admitted to the act, and said it was done in celebration after a successful pagan ritual.
The story has resurfaced now that he is a candidate for US Senate.
The chairman of the Libertarian Party of Florida has resigned over the incident and has denounced Mr Invictus.
Adrian Wyllie claimed that in addition to killing the goat, Mr Invictus wants to start a civil war, recruit neo-Nazis to his Libertarian party.
"He is the absolute exact opposite of a Libertarian. He's a self-proclaimed fascist. He's promoting a second civil war," Wyllie told AP.
"It's absolute insanity. We must explain to people this is the opposite of Libertarians. This guy has no place in the Libertarian Party."
Invictus, a 32-year-old lawyer who changed his name to the latin phrase "majestic unconquered sun," accused Wyllie of a smear campaign and lies.
He denied links to white supremacist or trying to start a civil war, but accused the US government of waging war on its citizens.
"The only question is when are the citizens going to start fighting back?" he said.
"I don't think I'm the only person who sees a cataclysm coming, but I think I'm the only person saying it, and I think that scares people."
He confirmed to AP that he had indeed sacrificed a live goat.
"I did sacrifice a goat. I know that's probably a quibble in the mind of most Americans," he said. "I sacrificed an animal to the god of the wilderness ... Yes, I drank the goat's blood."
"I guess it makes me feel flattered that they think I am a threat to the stability of the system. It makes me think one man can make a difference," Invictus said.
