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TexasTowelie

(116,747 posts)
Thu Jan 27, 2022, 10:14 AM Jan 2022

A for effort, but the recall of far-right Assembly person will not proceed.

The true grassroots effort to recall Eagle River Assembly Person Jamie Allard, unable to collect the necessary signatures required to advance the initiative, has ended.

The recall effort faced an uphill battle to begin with as the far-right Nazi sympathizing Save Anchorage member enjoys great support in her kingdom of Eagle River. Eagle River is known for producing other quality politicians such as vaccine conspiracy theorist Lora Reinbold and Anchorage Shadow Mayor ‘BS’ Amy Demboski.

Allard’s White Knights, some associated with the far-right shadowy Save Anchorage operation, referred to proponents of the recall effort as “communist pigs” and other childish language on social media. According to the recall group, a Save Anchorage moderator “aggressively” engaged with the group on Twitter, referring to them as “cowards, hypocrites” and of “fabricating” unknown stuff about Allard.

Allard supporters are also said to have started confrontations at signature gathering locations.

In one alleged incident, according to Recall Allard lead Chelsea Foster, a man confiscated the clipboard containing signatures the group had collected at the Eagle River Carrs supermarket in November — allegedly hiding it behind his back. When the man eventually did return the clipboard, Foster, who is approximately 5’1″ tall, said he did so forcefully that her body shifted.

Read more: https://thebluealaskan.com/a-for-effort-but-the-recall-of-far-right-assembly-person-will-not-proceed/

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