Posted on 06/29/2016 4:55:32 AM PDT by HomerBohn
Utah voters picked a historic, and largely unknown, Democratic candidate to challenge Sen. Mike Lee this November.
Misty K. Snow is the first transgender nominee from a major party to run for a U.S. Senate seat and she shares the distinction of being the first transgender person to run for Congress. Misty Plowright, a transgender woman, claimed the Democratic nomination in Colorado's conservative 5th House District on Tuesday.
"A lot of people have told me whether I win or lose, I'm already making a difference just by running," Snow said.
Throughout the primary, the 30-year-old Salt Lake City resident has given scant attention to her potentially historic status. She instead has campaigned on a progressive platform and promised to aggressively challenge Lee, whom she has repeatedly called "loathsome."
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I agree with what you stated; however, there are the cases of Orrin Hatch and Dirty Hairy. Neither one is Conservative. Mike Lee makes up for that.
Since I’m a grandpa I knew what it was like and to understand what this nation has morphed into is like a nightmare come true.
WWII vets returned home to safety and family and plenty.
Taking God out of schools was, well, whatever.
That college political stuff was, well, whatever.
Teenagers smoking pot was, well, whatever.
Homosexuality rising was, well, whatever.
Gimme a beer and pizza! What channel’s that game on?
She’d have to be, wouldn’t she.....
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