Just days before the state election, some of the key players have become embroiled in a war of words over racism allegations.
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The Nationals' MLC Wes Fang on Tuesday accused both Labor and the Shooters, Fishers, Farmers of racism.
Mr Fang's comments come after Labor leader Michael Daley has apologised in relation to video footage of him addressing a Labor Party function in the Blue Mountains last year. In the video, Mr Daley said Asian immigrants were "taking the jobs'' and replacing "fleeing" young Sydneysiders.
The controversy with the Shooters arose on Twitter after the Shooters replied to a tweet by Mr Fang. The Shooters' reply included a photo of US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Mr Fang handed out copies of screen grabs, which he said showed other examples of racism by the Shooters towards him.
"Yesterday we saw the Shooters display an appalling level of racism and today we saw Michael Daley deliver something even worse," Mr Fang said.
"It's a terrible way for someone who wants to lead our state to behave."
Mr Fang has previously been involved in social media spats with former president of the Wagga branch of the Liberal Party, Colin Taggart, who is standing in this election as a candidate for the Australian Conservatives.
Country Labor's candidate in Wagga Dan Hayes said multiculturalism was an important part of the community, and of his own family.
"It's good to see that Michael Daley has apologised for his comments. It was the right thing to do. It's what we expect when people do make errors," Mr Hayes said.
"It's up to the community to decide how much it will impact their vote."
Shooters' candidate Seb McDonagh described the issue as "a bit of a political sideshow".
"The party did take it down and it has been dealt with internally," Mr McDonagh said.