Special Election megathread (6/11: OH-6, 6/25: CO-4)

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No, they're Nina Turner supporters.

It's easy to get confused since in 2016 they all helped Trump get elected by voting for Jill Stein.

citation needed

Stein's vote share was greater than Trump's margin of victory in all three of the Blue Wall states he flipped, we don't know how 2016 could have gone but the Stein vote was helpful to Trump.

Come on, anyone who hated both Hillary and Trump enough that they decided to vote for Stein would have just stayed home if Stein wasn’t on the ballot. I don’t know where people get this stupid idea that Stein voters would have voted for Hillary if they couldn’t vote for Stein

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https://twitter.com/NickTagliaferro/status/1416104160202743814

Glad to see the DNC has their answer to Jim Jordan.

Oh wow this is a really gross post.

I've never heard of this guy, but his conviction was in 2003 and he appears to have completely turned his life around since then.  Got out of prison, went to college and then grad school, studied hard, became a minister, got involved in his community, and then tried to help direct events for the Dems.

You know, in OH-11 there's a place called EDWINS.  It's a French restaurant and training institute, and hires exclusively criminals recently released from prison.  The idea is to train them in the restaurant industry and give them the skills needed to start a new life and find gainful employment.  It's pretty much universally regarded as a really good idea and a really good thing.  Their website features the quote "Every human being regardless of their past has the right to a fair and equal future."

God forbid any of those folks try to find work in their local political organization, though.  Even 18 years after their crime, they'll still be used as a weapon by self-proclaimed "progressives."

You should go direct your anger at EDWINS!  You can probably find plenty of former kidnappers and rapists among their staff, now being offered gainful employment and the chance to build a new life.  Go leave them a one-star review on Yelp if you really want to express your outrage at this "rehabilitation" concept.

Hiring a guy who literally kidnapped and raped a six year old girl 20 years ago = acceptable
Hiring people who said mean things on Twitter about establishment Dems = not acceptable