Megathread for Safe District Grifters

[MRS DONNA SHALALA]

https://twitter.com/Alexforarizona/status/1397360717716549633?s=20
Let's stop AOC in an Arizona district Biden won by 24 points. Chip in $26 right now.

oh god, it took me a second to realize he's not even running in New York. utterly shameless, I love it.

[Non Swing Voter]

Capitalism gone wrong.  Think of all the starving children or abused animals that money could go to.  Instead it goes to politicians who are quite literally the scum of the earth.

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

Capitalism gone wrong.  Think of all the starving children or abused animals that money could go to.  Instead it goes to politicians who are quite literally the scum of the earth.

You could say that about every candidate in every race

[Biden his time]

Rebekah Jones announced a campaign for FL-1 today

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Rebekah Jones announced a campaign for FL-1 today

FL-01: Safe R > Likely D
People in Pensacola will vote on basis of COVID data, Escambia is trending hard D, and Jones is as good of a candidate as Abby Finkenaur.

[QAnonKelly]

Rebekah Jones announced a campaign for FL-1 today

Absolute meme election

[Roll Roons]

Rebekah Jones announced a campaign for FL-1 today

Absolute meme election

Talk about the ultimate congressional race from hell...

[DaleCooper]

It's not just Twitter people that are propping up characters like Amy McGrath. The Democratic Party made Kentucky Senate a huge central focus of their advertising and fundraising in 2020, and not simply in a generic "Defeat McConnell" way. This does great damage to electoral politics because it takes a state election and turns it into a national event for partisan liberals to parrot what are essentially memes to raise money. Democrats and Republicans should completely sever ties with people like this, because all they do is destroy what little credibility their respective state and local parties had left.

[Ferguson97]

Well, someone has to run because even a 0.1% chance of unseating her is better than a 0% chance... but yeah, nobody should waste a dime donating to this campaign unless you live in the district.

[Real Texan Politics]

Well, someone has to run because even a 0.1% chance of unseating her is better than a 0% chance... but yeah, nobody should waste a dime donating to this campaign unless you live in the district.

Practically ALL the donations are gonna come from #resist libs in places like Arlington, Virginia.

[QAnonKelly]

https://twitter.com/sites4congress/status/1405133052397903874?s=21

[Biden his time]

https://twitter.com/sites4congress/status/1405133052397903874?s=21

This guy's very appealing to me NGL. If only he were in a swing district. Also I gotta say, big mistake to talk about Trump. Most people in his district probably like him in fact so it seems like it'd be a turnoff immediately.

[Dipper Josh]

Some of these people are grifters for sure but both parties push to have as many challengers as possible and you can't really expect the candidates to say "We're almost definitely not going to win" out loud.

You can also use these races to find new neighbourhoods and pockets of voters you might be able to flip, help the statewide candidates get less blown out in your area, and bring some national awareness to local issues.

Do I think most of the long shot candidates do that? No, not really. So I'm for the most part with y'all.

Considering there seems to be too many of these people trying to unseat controversial incumbent reps in safe R/D districts, I think it's time to rebrand this megathread to discuss these grifters as a whole, rather than on different threads.


Including this one right here trying to unseat Paul Gosar in AZ-04 (R+22).
https://twitter.com/delina4az/status/1398642364164587521?s=20

Nothing will ever beat that ad where his family dunked on him. The way they don't tell you until the end of the ad too, so good.

[Real Texan Politics]

https://twitter.com/Tina4congress/status/1407863575209820169?s=20
Neither party will ever learn their lesson.

[Real Texan Politics]

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https://twitter.com/grantstern/status/1407797504117252105?s=20

And all the #resist "DeathSantis" libs that think she has a chance to win

[Roll Roons]

Headline from October 2022:
"Western Florida panhandle sees massive population loss"

[QAnonKelly]

https://twitter.com/marcus4georgia/status/1410614457236000777?s=21
I really hope he didn’t literally quite his job for this…

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That $90 million for Amy McGrath led to pro Trump ads in Ohio.

[Real Texan Politics]

https://twitter.com/marcus4georgia/status/1410614457236000777?s=21
I really hope he didn’t literally quite his job for this…

There’s gonna be so much money poured into that race it’s gonna be hilarious to watch. He’s gonna become the dem’s Kim Klacik, and dems are delusional to think he has a chance to win. A lot of them probably think MTG “stole” her election too.

[QAnonKelly]

https://twitter.com/marcus4georgia/status/1410614457236000777?s=21
I really hope he didn’t literally quite his job for this…

There’s gonna be so much money poured into that race it’s gonna be hilarious to watch. He’s gonna become the dem’s Kim Klacik, and dems are delusional to think he has a chance to win. A lot of them probably think MTG “stole” her election too.

He says $1.5m for the quarter.

[QAnonKelly]

Not really a “safe” district but this lady is a vet.

https://twitter.com/burnettforco3/status/1420056693631750148?s=21

[Schiff for Senate]

Not really a “safe” district but this lady is a vet.

https://twitter.com/burnettforco3/status/1420056693631750148?s=21

CO03 is only R+6, and redistricting might make it more competitive. Also, Boebart is pretty controversial (the watered down MTG of Colorado), and might alienate independents, while her opponent seems like a pretty strong candidate, given her background. I'm not saying that Boebart will lose, given that 2022 is a red year, but this race is probably Lean to Likely (maybe closer to Lean) Republican and not at all safe. Of course, redistricting could also redden the district up, making CO03 safe Republican even with Boebart.

[Schiff for Senate]

https://twitter.com/Marcus4Georgia/status/1393666396714844161?s=20
Do democrats really think they have a chance here?

I am 100% sure this will be one of the most expensive congressional races in 2022, where Flowers will raise possibly tens upon tens of millions of dollars only to lose to MTG by over 50.

Thoughts? Will democrats try to prop these potential losers up the same way republicans propped up Kim Klacik and Joe Collins in 2020? Because I've got full confidence neither party will learn their lesson from 2020.

This race is safe R, period, no questions asked.

Democrats shouldn't even bother contesting the race, regardless of how despicable Greene is.

In many ways, it's like the GOP trying to knock down AOC - a futile attempt to take out a controversial extremist (though AOC is much less extreme than Greene) in a district that is safe for that will backfire by wasting the party's resources.

The Democrats should focus more on taking down Boebart, CO's watered-down version of Greene. CO03 isn't that Republican, and Boebart is pretty controversial (though she's way less so than Greene), so with favourable redistricting and a good candidate (it appears they already have one, a COVID19 first responder at a hospital), I can see a competitive race that could even flip (though it would be tough).

Democrats have a better chance at expelling Greene from the House than having her lose reelection. They shouldn't let this guy, regardless of what his intentions may be, become the Amy McGrath of 2022 - a doomed congressional candidate who wastes the money of out-of-state donors on an unwinnable race against a well-known Republican. The very, very best case scenario for the Democrats is if they somehow lose by 'just' 45 points.

[Schiff for Senate]

https://twitter.com/sites4congress/status/1405133052397903874?s=21

I really, really hopes he wins. He seems like a great candidate. The only problem is that OH04 voted for Trump by 36 points. You're right; mentioning Trump was probably a mistake on his part. Hopefully redistricting will make this district a lot bluer. Honestly if this WI03 I could see Sites winning, but he's not going to win in this CPVI R+20 district.

[Real Texan Politics]

This dude is the democrat version of Kim Klacik.
https://twitter.com/ericswalwell/status/1442486556581765128?s=20
Watch GA-14 be the most expensive house race of all time and MTG ends up winning by 50.