( CNN ) -- From cattle rancher to campaigner : Defiant Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy has taken his anti-government message on the campaign trail . And he did n't rule out revolution . At a northern Nevada campaign stop , Bundy said he did n't `` ever want to see '' one but did say `` if we do n't rein back this federal government , then we the people are going to have to fight . '' Bundy spoke Tuesday at the Bonanza Casino in Reno for tea party candidate Russell Best , a poorly funded long-shot candidate for Nevada 's 4th Congressional District , CNN affiliate KRNV reports . Best faces Republican Cresent Hardy and first-term Democratic incumbent Rep. Steven Horsford , who is favored to win , according to race handicappers . `` Basically fight for liberty and freedom , and we 're fighting against a federal government that 's overreached , '' Bundy told the crowd of about 50 people . Bundy became a hero to some conservatives in March when he was locked in an armed standoff with the federal government after allowing his cattle to illegally graze on government-owned land . His mainstream support , however , diminished after he made racist remarks . Bundy 's Reno campaign stop was the first of a four-city rural Nevada tour for tea party candidates . FBI investigating Bundy standoff and supporters .
Cliven Bundy takes his anti-government message on the campaign trail in Nevada . Bundy became a conservative hero in March during an armed standoff with the feds . Hide Caption 1 of 17 Photos:Photos: Showdown at Wounded Knee?