Quoting a founding father is standard campaign fare -- but Democratic congressional candidate Oliver Rosenberg raised eyebrows this week by attributing a quote from the musical "Hamilton" to the actual historical figure. Rosenberg was debating incumbent New York Rep. Jerry Nadler Monday on WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show, ahead of Tuesday's primary. He then called for people to take a stand against career politicians, as he invoked lyrics from the musical based on Alexander Hamilton -- only he attributed the quote to Hamilton himself. See Latest Coverage →Rosenberg ended up losing the Tuesday primary to Nadler, with only 10 percent of the vote. Over the course of the debate, Rosenberg lamented high rent prices and the decline of small businesses in New York City.

Source: Fox News June 29, 2016 17:03 UTC