Ding Ding! The Most Racist Congressman in America Just Got Beat
Source: Mother Jones
Next January, for the first time in years, the most racist man in Congress will be someone other than Steve King. The nine-term Iowa Republican congressman, an anti-immigrant conservative who was stripped of his committee assignments by his own party after defending white nationalism in the New York Times, was defeated by state Sen. Randy Feenstra in Tuesdays primary.
Kings overt racism made him a notorious figure on Capitol Hill, and was the justification for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthys decision to remove him from the House agriculture and judiciary committees in January of 2019. But his views were never a secret, and as I wrote earlier today, Republicans in Washington never seemed to have much of a problem with him until it looked like he might finally cost them a seat, and Republicans in Iowa stayed on board until he was no longer capable of doing the job:
Read more: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/06/steve-king-lost-racism-bad/
YES!
A bit of good news that racist fuck King will be leaving Congress!
pbmus
(12,418 posts)Thekaspervote
(32,606 posts)CatWoman
(79,283 posts)tavernier
(12,322 posts)But this time even better!
Brian May follows American politics closely and will be thrilled.
TeamPooka
(24,156 posts)Polybius
(15,238 posts)Has it been called?
Ellipsis
(9,123 posts)pecosbob
(7,511 posts)scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)Given how Nazified NW Iowa is that's going to be an uphill battle but if that corner of the state's next Rep is a Democrat I will be very happy.
IronLionZion
(45,259 posts)AllaN01Bear
(17,383 posts)Ellipsis
(9,123 posts)tableturner
(1,676 posts)Grokenstein
(5,707 posts)That's gotta roast the tarry little stool that passes for his soul.
Ellipsis
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Watching the results with 80 some percent in he was only a thousand votes down.
certainot
(9,090 posts)was totally clueless about talk radio
Gore1FL
(21,031 posts)alp227
(31,961 posts)This is a safe seat. Feenstra will win the general easily.
BumRushDaShow
(127,312 posts)maxrandb
(15,192 posts)C'mon Steve. Don't take it lying down
oldsoftie
(12,410 posts)maxrandb
(15,192 posts)Would be nice to have a Dem pick up this seat
oldsoftie
(12,410 posts)The Finn Al Analysis
(63 posts)No more embarrassing mix-ups, my Maine Man!
Bengus81
(6,907 posts)FakeNoose
(32,351 posts)Let that sink in!
SKKY
(11,772 posts)ProfessorGAC
(64,425 posts)Dems have to beat that troglodyte, too!
He got perfect ratings from RtL groups and the NRA during his time in the state senate.
He's a slime, but smart enough not to embarrass the party with public screeching.