Democrats Select First Transgender Nominees in Colorado and Utah

Roll Call ^ | June 29, 2016 | Eric Garcia

[Clintonfatigued]

Democrats in Utah and Colorado will have their first transgender nominees in the general election.

In Utah, Misty Snow, a resident of Salt Lake City, outpaced marriage counselor Jonathan Swinton by almost 19 points, earning the right to take on Republican Sen. Mike Lee in November.

Snow said her platform is inspired by Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders. She supports a $15 minimum wage, paid family leave and criminal justice reform.

In a statement after her win, Snow remarked on the nature of the campaign.

"While I’m not running on the basis of being a trans woman, my experiences as a trans woman have given me the empathy to understand the struggles of groups that feel that the American Dream is out of reach," she said. "I’m running to give a voice to the voiceless."

Running in a red state that is typically conservative on many social issues, it's unlikely that Snow could win in a race against Lee , Utah's junior senator.

In Colorado's 5th District, Misty Plowright handily won her primary to be the Democratic nominee to run against Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn, who similarly appears to be a tough candidate to beat.

[Clintonfatigued]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaeKpFuLvIY

[LydiaLong]

Play Misty for me.

[RandallFlagg]

Bookmarking

[Olog-hai]

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If Mike Lee can’t send Snow home, then that would mean more voter fraud.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Transicrats?

[Dilbert San Diego]

Both are named Misty? That’s a nickname or new name not their birth names, I assume? Unless their parents named a boy Misty, thinking that he would grow up wanting it be a girl???

[SubMareener]

So the Democrats can’t find enough real women to run for public office and they have to get men pretending to be women to run?

[butlerweave]

The Democrats are replacing all their women with Men in drag ?

[Paulie]

“While I’m not running on the basis of being a trans woman,...
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Sure you’re not.

[dhs12345]

Exactly. Why did both TGs choose Misty? Lol.

[GraceG]

In Colorado's 5th District, Misty Plowright

MISTER PLOW!

[Clintonfatigued]

I’ll bet you never saw anything like this at a Nascar event.

[Fungi]

Sounds about right, after all, democrats are really communists disguised as RATS.

[R_Kangel]

How do we know they’re Transgender and not just ugly women.

[Paladin2]

U Go, whatevers!

[Cicero]

Thread is useless with pix.

Twue.

[HarleyLady27]

This is just to funny, I don’t think the people in Colorado are having the fun that we are here in Utah...

Mike Lee having to run against a he/she/it...and hopefully looses...OHMYGOSH!!!

[Clintonfatigued]

They’d better work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw9LOrHU8JI

[gigster]

Misty Snow sounds like a name one of the hookers on East Colfax in Denver would use.