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Yes, she's a Republican
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Minnesota candidate accused of assault with a live tarantula (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Jun 2024
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bucolic_frolic
(46,973 posts)1. Will voters stop sending MTG clones to Congress?
Or are borderline drama queens the whole idea?
Alarming that to voters these people must pass some normalcy test for what they want in a Congressional Representative.
WhiskeyGrinder
(23,830 posts)2. She's a candidate for Hennepin County commissioner.
Ocelot II
(120,815 posts)3. This goofball is a candidate for county commissioner
not Congress. With any luck her political career will be over at this level - apparently even the local Republicans dont want anything to do with her. (It helps to read the linked article)
Martin68
(24,597 posts)4. Well that's a dramatic approach, but not very effective.
What a whack job!
They_Live
(3,302 posts)5. The tarantula should file charges
against her and probably the police.
Ocelot II
(120,815 posts)6. I hope it wasn't injured.
They_Live
(3,302 posts)7. me also
iemanja
(54,758 posts)8. Okay, I misread the title
to say "sexual assault with a live tarantula."
geardaddy
(25,342 posts)9. Here's a link to the article
geardaddy
(25,342 posts)10. Here's an article by Fox 9 saying the MNGOP is not endorsing her
https://www.fox9.com/news/marisa-simonetti-loses-republican-endorsement
She tweeted a response:
What an idiot. It's cajones, not kahunas. And I don't think they endorsed county candidates at the 4/30 convention. The primaries aren't until August.
She tweeted a response:
The
@GOP
@GOPMNCD3
is not interested in winning candidates who have the kahunas to create real change. They are interested in grifting and wasting time.
This is why CD3 Chair, Randy Sutter, was telling people to take my signs down after we made it through the 4/30 primary.
@GOP
@GOPMNCD3
is not interested in winning candidates who have the kahunas to create real change. They are interested in grifting and wasting time.
This is why CD3 Chair, Randy Sutter, was telling people to take my signs down after we made it through the 4/30 primary.
What an idiot. It's cajones, not kahunas. And I don't think they endorsed county candidates at the 4/30 convention. The primaries aren't until August.