Posted on 02/21/2023 6:33:29 AM PST by cotton1706
Voters in a Richmond-based Virginia congressional district will settle a special election Tuesday for the open seat previously held by the late Democratic U.S. Rep. Donald McEachin, who died in November shortly after being elected to a fourth term.
Democratic nominee Jennifer McClellan, a veteran state legislator who if elected would be the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress, is widely seen as the heavy favorite. She faces Republican pastor Leon Benjamin, a Navy veteran who has espoused conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic and election fraud.
"Jenn’s going to win this race," U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine declared at a rally Saturday for McClellan in Richmond.
Virginia's blue-leaning 4th Congressional District has its population center in the capital city and stretches south to the North Carolina border. McEachin had represented it since 2017.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Yes, it is a safe blue seat, but with very low voter turnout if conservatives show up they will win.
> She faces Republican pastor Leon Benjamin, a Navy veteran who has espoused conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic and election fraud. <
Mr. Benjamin believes some things that the government prefers you not believe. So his beliefs must be conspiracy theories. Really? Why can’t CNN simply report the news? Why must they always add their own opinions?
Oh, wait. This isn’t from CNN. It’s from Fox News. More evidence that CNN and Fox News are two sides of the same filthy coin.
Whatever happened with that Democrat Georgia US rep that hadn’t been seen for weeks plus, leading up to last Falls election? Rumored to be dead or in hospice somewhere but in a safe seat so locals and party leaders wanted to quietly let him be re-elected?
That article reads like NYT or WaPo
“veteran who has espoused conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic and election fraud.“
FNC.
No bias here, no sirree. Faux News has gone full globalist MSNBC retard.
“Republican pastor Leon Benjamin, a Navy veteran who has espoused conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic and election fraud.”
What “conspiracy theories “ might that be, Fox news?
5.56mm
Hopefully, one of those balloons that got shot down was carrying the load of mail in ballots for this election and were printed in China.
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