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Trans Democrat who wants to be Maine senator mocked over brazen answer when asked her qualifications
daily mail ^ | July 18,2026 | ALEX HAMMER

Posted on 07/18/2026 11:00:32 AM PDT by Morgana

Transgender and intersex Maine Senate candidate Ashley Webb sent social media astir after citing her ability to write songs as a qualification during a debate Thursday.

'What qualifications do you have to serve in the US Senate?' a moderator asked the outsized underdog attempting to replace Graham Platner.

'I ran for office several times, didn't win, but I did run and then, I'm a songwriter and then I write my own books,' Webb responded, with a laugh.

She went on to cite her 'transparency.'

'I wouldn't lie to people and I wouldn't deceive the people, like, we're being deceived right now, like we get lied to, smoke and mirrors, like what's going on with ICE.'

The moment immediately went viral on X, after the Republican National Committee's official account shared it to highlight its absurdity. The post has received more than 3 million views.

'Surely you can’t be serious…' conservative commentator Dave Rubin wrote.

Another right-leaning X account cited what they saw as 'The absolute state of Decay in Maine…'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: ashleywebb; genderdysphoria; homosexualagenda; maine; transgender
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To: Morgana

Obama-grade stupidity.


21 posted on 07/18/2026 12:49:59 PM PDT by Vision (“Our Democracy” means "Our Slush Fund." The Left is hate.)
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To: Morgana

too bad the moderator didn’t ask a follow up question: “So, what songs have you written that we’ve heard of?”


22 posted on 07/18/2026 1:40:06 PM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: Morgana

Definitely Meatloaf.

23 posted on 07/18/2026 1:54:48 PM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: Morgana
It looks like the spawn of this guy:

24 posted on 07/18/2026 1:54:55 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: ansel12

I wonder if HE registered for the draft. If HE didn’t, HE belongs in prison. Shut these freaks down.


25 posted on 07/18/2026 2:06:02 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

26 posted on 07/18/2026 2:16:30 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: ansel12

She also said, “I don’t want to hurt anybody. I just want to use the bathroom.”

sadly innocently appealing to a lot of DSA folks


27 posted on 07/18/2026 4:23:10 PM PDT by Auslander154 ("Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred." Jacques Barzun)
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To: Auslander154

Plus, everyone is allowed to use the bathroom, just not the wrong one, and that also applies to everyone equally.


28 posted on 07/18/2026 4:39:22 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: brownsfan; Opinionated Blowhard; Morgana
Her?! That dude looks like Jackie Gleason in drag.

I was thinking like Rick Harrison from 'Pawn Stars', like this is some big "reality TV" gag.




29 posted on 07/18/2026 10:26:45 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

If Meatloaf and Michael Moore had a baby.


30 posted on 07/19/2026 5:05:23 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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To: Morgana

Update!

Colin Wright
@SwipeWright

BREAKING: Maine Democrat and Senate candidate Ashley Webb, a man who identifies as a woman and claimed in Reddit posts to ovulate and menstruate through his colon, has deleted his entire Reddit comment history.

7:49 PM · Jul 19, 2026 91.6K Views

https://x.com/SwipeWright/status/2078930342895816815

Maine has RCV for a reason.


31 posted on 07/20/2026 4:49:53 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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